It seems there are too many blind patriots--those who get their dander up when someone opposes the view that a patriot blindly follows the course plotted by their leader, whoever that may be. I remember the world's most notorious criminal whose blind followers helped him in his quest for world power--do I need to say the name? It had six letters.

If another person with six letters in his name assumes power in the near future, the world faces a more sinister fate. The first didn't have nuclear weapons. This one does.

The impossible scenario is possible now due to a change in philosophy regarding the use of nuclear weapons, particularly the 'usable' nukes of the Bush43 administration.

If you have an open mind, please contribute your view of patriotism and your forecast for the world's population.