@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social
Post #2978089
2026-04-26 04:48 UTC
@kauer@aus.social @Cloudslave@aus.social
Yes K Thanks
Patriotism
noun
Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first.
—Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
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@Cloudslave@aus.social 2026-04-26 21:31
@peterjriley2024@mastodon.social @kauer@aus.social Indeed but I always thought religion was the scoundrel’s last resort. Many current scoundrels resort to both. They both appeal to people who lack critical thinking skills which are a rich political resource considering 50% of people are of below average intelligence!