The Sadness of America

[Paul Mackin]

On Oct 9, 2005, at 3:56 PM, Thomas Eckhardt wrote:

> Paul Mackin schrieb:
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>> I think Thomas has a point here. But talking about what "most US   
>> citizens" do or don't feel is treading on dangerous ground. It's  
>> a  very diverse country.
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> Of course.
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> I was thinking very generally, if you wish stereotypically, along  
> the lines of a sense of loss, of a promise squandered, as evoked by  
> the passage from M&D I quoted.
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>> If we're talking about American foreign policy there is much   
>> Americans SHOULD  feel sad about.  How many do feel personally  
>> guilty  is another question.  I think I feel that if any other  
>> country were  in charge things would be even worse. If that were  
>> possible.
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> Hmmm, now that you mention it, I am definitely in favour of putting  
> Venezuela in charge for a change. Or Finland.
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> Thomas

Ha. Finalnd and Venezuela weren't what I had in mind but more like  
China or Russia or Japan or in a pinch Germany, France or the UK.   
Would anyone really prefer one of these to be the superpower?  
Admittedly France and the UK have improved since the 19th Century and  
Germany since the early 20th.

That said, things probably couldn't be much worse than under the Bush  
administration.

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