tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post7086228924779804868..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: The Shadow StateFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-8045587088181695122016-04-04T10:22:17.192-04:002016-04-04T10:22:17.192-04:00I believe Joseph may have missed the point. We in...I believe Joseph may have missed the point. We in the U.S. may indeed have a "tradition" of heterogeneity, but that doesn't mean that we will defend it. If my neighborhood or town is threatened in some way, but my neighborhood consists of the "model U.N.", a polyglot of different languages, traditions, religions, each person wearing their colorful native costumes, my efforts will be focused on defending my family, and nobody else.<br /><br />I feel absolutely no allegiance to the U.N., whether it is global or in my neighborhood. I don't necessarily wish any of them ill, but I'm not going to risk my life, my fortune, or my sacred honor defending them.Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656341767881132741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-72197254061539329682016-04-02T23:02:00.874-04:002016-04-02T23:02:00.874-04:00You can make a plausible case that, in the end, wh...You can make a plausible case that, in the end, what matters is the maintenance of traditions. In most countries, that includes homogeneity. In the US, the tradition includes heterogeneity.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-89558857584386746702016-04-02T07:30:25.830-04:002016-04-02T07:30:25.830-04:00as always a great essayas always a great essayAvraham https://www.blogger.com/profile/07822433921393627746noreply@blogger.com