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The enemy of my enemy is my friend...
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What would cause such proof to your liking?
For example, how Americans united with each other after 9/11. How old divisive religious, racial, and political lines dissolves and we became unite against what was perceived as a 'common threat'.
However ever true or false that threat was, is beside the point.
'Common Threat'. That phrase holds much.
Quoting: Seer777 Time and experience aid in the proofing of a friendship. From my standpoint, friendships are not made quickly or lightly. The example you give, for me is one of mutual alliance. Alliances can be formed (and often are)at the drop of a hat, for pursuit of similar goals or ideas. This, in my opinion, does not imply friendship at its base level- merely alliance and some similar interests. Good points. Perhaps the ambiguity between a 'friend' and an 'ally'. Perhaps that is why Americans fell back into dividing themselves. The Common Threat was found to be 'not very credible' and such that, the mutual threat dissolved the 'uniting', the event first birthed. People in general share certain commonalities (the desire to live, to persue what makes life enjoyable, and to not be harmed). Unity under the "Common Threat" was born of that reason-commonality. Maybe it would be easier to explain it with a hypothetical situation. Imagine an apartment complex full of people, each with their own families, ideals, creeds, etc. Many of these people are familiar with each other. Some are even friends and enemies. All of the occupants of this complex share one thing in common, they live in the same apartment complex. One day, a gang attacks the complex. The complex is on fire shooting and cries of despair and confusion can be heard inside the complex and on the streets. The members of the complex each go about trying to save their home, some even helping neighbors, some running out to safety and to seek help. All of the apartment dwellers shared commonality, but in this instance they were under common threat and reacted to that common threat. --- that's a good example I think "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", something made me think of this too, don't what or why though. I doubt it was something I was reading, and I don't watch tv so...
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