“The people of one state have never waged brutal campaigns of conquest against another and left scars of slavery and death upon one another.”

Umm, hello, the North vs the South? The Civil war ring a bell? Pitted northern states against southern states… The North left scars of slavery on the South… The South saw the North as usupers abusing their Constitutional power over the sovereignty of the states telling them what they could and couldn’t do with their private property. ie. Blacks. Make no mistake the Southern states saw they’re defeat in the civil war as a form of slavery.
I would not agree with this southern view, but the aftermath of civil war history and the creation of the KKK would. I don’t fault lincoln going to war with those dixiecrat racists not one bit.

“Our republic is a compromise between democracy and dictatorship.”

I don’t see how it is a compromise between repersentive democracy and dictatorship. Especially considering the latter can not be true since dictatorships are for life and presidents only last 4 to 8 years while congress makes law. If you had said repersentive democracy and temporary dictatorship (figuring into the equasion “executive orders”) I would of agreed.

I think Janus is patriotic because he supports the republic.. I don’t think he supports the republic because he’s patriotic

I don’t think I could have put it any better myself.

Andrew, I think Janus is patriotic because he supports the republic.. I don’t think he supports the republic because he’s patriotic. I think he’s dead on when he says different governments have different strengths and weaknesses. We live in a republic because it plays to our strengths.. and we can’t force it on others because they exist in other places and govern other types of people.