Yeah, that lil ole cliche about "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" crap has always puzzled me as to why anyone would ever imagine it to be true. The enemy of your enemy could very well be your enemy as well if you're not too busy gloating over what you think is the harm being done to other group/s rather than your own.
Of course, never underestimate the power of human prejudice, spite and nonsensical drawing of conclusions from evidence we don't understand to clog up what sense we might have.
Nice essay. Thanks for posting it, Nero.
Nichole