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The Friend-Enemy dichotomy

The Friend-Enemy dichotomy

can liberal democracy define and maintain such a relationship?

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Sam Mace
Dec 12, 2022
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Friends and enemies who needs them? Well, it turns out we all do. Maintaining friendships is necessary for us to feel connected to the outside world as well as inside our own heads. Without them, we not only feel lonely but are increasingly unable to define ourselves; in essence, we lose what it is to be ourselves. The melodrama that we tell ourselves b…

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