martinss01
blissfully stupid
so a thread i posted in the political forum got me thinking about something i came up with years ago.
essentially that the quote "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" is fundamentally flawed as a philosophy or a basis for (in)action/partnerships at any level.
i view something along the lines of this as being more accurate "the enemy of my enemy is very motivated to use me to defeat their current greatest threat, this relationship is only as permanent as the existence of a greater perceived threat than i and all bets are off the moment the status quo changes".
in fact, i would go a step further with this and equate it to all base human interaction. all relationships imo, be they at the gov. business or personal level in nature, are based solely on perceived mutual need. the moment one party no longer feels they "need" the other for any reason the relationship is over.
im not saying this is wrong btw.
in case anyone is wondering, the possibility that i recently had a relationship end is completely irrelevant to this conversation...
on a somewhat related note. i believe the term "selfless act" to be an oxymoron. as human beings, we lack the ability to act in anyway without the expectation of gain either conscious or subconscious.
no matter what you do for another thing/person/whatever or whether you consciously acknowledge you will receive a measure of gain from your action. there will always be an expectation of reward. be that financial or emotional. no matter what you give, be it time/money/<insertrandomthinghere>, to whatever group and or individual you know at least subconsciously that you will be rewarded. even if that reward is nothing more than feeling good/better.
again, not saying this is wrong on any level mind you. but does anyone else think like this or is this simply more supportive evidence of my likely insanity?
essentially that the quote "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" is fundamentally flawed as a philosophy or a basis for (in)action/partnerships at any level.
i view something along the lines of this as being more accurate "the enemy of my enemy is very motivated to use me to defeat their current greatest threat, this relationship is only as permanent as the existence of a greater perceived threat than i and all bets are off the moment the status quo changes".
in fact, i would go a step further with this and equate it to all base human interaction. all relationships imo, be they at the gov. business or personal level in nature, are based solely on perceived mutual need. the moment one party no longer feels they "need" the other for any reason the relationship is over.
im not saying this is wrong btw.
in case anyone is wondering, the possibility that i recently had a relationship end is completely irrelevant to this conversation...
on a somewhat related note. i believe the term "selfless act" to be an oxymoron. as human beings, we lack the ability to act in anyway without the expectation of gain either conscious or subconscious.
no matter what you do for another thing/person/whatever or whether you consciously acknowledge you will receive a measure of gain from your action. there will always be an expectation of reward. be that financial or emotional. no matter what you give, be it time/money/<insertrandomthinghere>, to whatever group and or individual you know at least subconsciously that you will be rewarded. even if that reward is nothing more than feeling good/better.
again, not saying this is wrong on any level mind you. but does anyone else think like this or is this simply more supportive evidence of my likely insanity?