"Im ba l'hargekha, hashkem l'hargo,": "If someone comes to kill you, rise up and kill him (first)."
Since I still haven't looked at the NAP, I have to rely on my own biases.
Those who have tyrannical ideologies are coming to kill me.
So, yes I support the NAP, but reality does not conform to my ideological desires.
Reality rarely conforms to any ideology. I had to face up that neoconservativism DID NOT work, and WOULD NOT HAVE worked irregardless of the corruptocrats that pushed neoconservative propaganda to justify their own lies.
Reality bites us all in the ass, and if we give up most of our principles, it bites us in the ass again in disappointment.
The best we can do is muddle through by using our critical thinking capabilities and our ability to communicate our analyses.
We can't make other people agree with us, yet we must live with other people...as long as they leave us alone!
I never actually bought into the neo-con movement.
I did, rather badly.
Everyone has their point of seduction, and for rational idealists a cleverly worded explanation supporting our ideology is like a plump and nipply boob getting stuck in our mouth ;>
My point here is not to stress over the intersection between ideology and reality.
All theories work until they meet reality ;>
Yep, asking questions is good.
When someone tells you not to question or challenge then that is a big red flag.