The enemy of your enemy is your friend.

The enemy of your enemy is your friend:

What say you of this assertion? Is this true or accurate? Or is the enemy of your enemy a potential ally instead? Is there a difference between an ally and a friend? Does it have another meaning altogether? Is it applicable only to politics and war or other situations in life? Is the above statement false?

Edward

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The enemy of your enemy is your friend:

What say you of this assertion? Is this true or accurate? Or is the enemy of your enemy a potential ally instead? Is there a difference between an ally and a friend? Does it have another meaning altogether? Is it applicable only to politics and war or other situations in life? Is the above statement false?

Edward

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Hi Edward,
This strikes me as a false statement; purposely made to seem to be a general principle, when it is only potentially and occasionally a special case truth. Parties may ally with one another toward a common goal without necessarily being friends. The falsity of cloaking it as a general, comprehensive statement is probably mostly politically motivated. (Confusion is a useful tool.)

I always liked this definition of friendship:

A friend will loan you money.
A Good friend will help you move.
A True friend will help you move a body.
:wink: