Swedes told to ‘prepare for war’ With Russia
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I see I need to up your dosage of common sense, so here's a powerful prescription – George Washington's brilliant defence of non-interventionism in his Farewell Address. If symptoms persist after one reading, please consult me, and I can give you a second dosage of medicine, from John Quincy Adams. But first try this medicine:
"Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government. But that jealousy to be useful must be impartial; else it becomes the instrument of the very influence to be avoided, instead of a defense against it. Excessive partiality for one foreign nation and excessive dislike of another, cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real Patriots, who may resist the intrigues of the favorite, are liable to become suspected and odious; while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests … The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence therefore it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collusions of her friendships, or enmities. Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period… Read more
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History is the best medicine for a sick mind
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Apparently my “sick mind” is shared by the majority of the American population.
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Did you read the speech? Do you have a counterargument or something?
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Is that another "Faulty Appeal to the Majority" Fallacy?