Last night at the Democratic Convention keynote address speaker and former Virginia governor Mark Warner said that if we mustered our will we could outcompete and outhustle the citizens of other nations, including those on the rise like China and India, while leaving no American behind. Now what the fuck. What exactly does that mean? Are you saying that if we put the effort in, everybody conveniently born here or comes here can prosper, while everybody else will indirectly fail, suffer, and perish? Sounds great. Patriotism, truly one of humanity's admirable virtues. Dictators often desire the triumph of one group over another by distinction of race. Patriots desire the triumph of one group over another by distinction of geographical whim. Please someone demonstrate that these faulty aims are not largely the same.