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Originally Posted by Ultimate Cheapskate Thanks Dex, at least we agree on half. And I'm forever thankful for your explanation of the stock market; I always wondered about that thing.

You're welcome - I thought you didn't get the idea that to sell another person had to buy.

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Originally Posted by Ultimate Cheapskate So, you're not refuting my premise - that staying invested in the market helps the common good

You did not establish that there is a causality between staying invested helps the common good (what happened to the "other guy"?).

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Originally Posted by Ultimate Cheapskate - but giving a fictional example of an evil doer doing as I propose. Kind of like, if a mass murderer stops and gives CPR to a heart attack victim enroute to slaying another one of his victims, is he a good guy or a bad guy? All very interesting, but oh so irrelevant.

Your example about the mass murderer is not appropriate. The murderer must take an action.- stop to give CPR. In the example I gave, Osama doesn't have to do anything - he stays invested and goes on with his life. So why is it irrelevant?

Also, I've seen that analogy before. Generally, a predominately bad person can do good things and a predominately good person can do bad things. They both share one thing in common - their humanity.

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Originally Posted by Ultimate Cheapskate I’m pretty new to this forum, but I’m guessing that no one here would doubt your ability to ask questions. Answering questions, though, maybe not so much? So, here's my question Dex: How do you define patriotism?

I agree with this:
Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country.