Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother |
| From | Conrad Dunkerson |
| Date | 2002-05-15 23:20 (2002-05-15 23:20) |
| Message-ID | <viAE8.2360$D41.201318@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | Flame of the West |
| Followups | Flame of the West (1h & 1m) Russ (1h & 52m) |
"Flame of the West" <jsolinasNoSpam@erols.com>wrote in message news:3CE1E5DE.57801A72@erols.com...
Flame of the WestI have. But only in the foreign press.
Look, you used the wrong word, and Russ and I called you on it, but you don't seem willing to admit you made a mistake. I have *never* heard Sept. 11 described as a "humiliation" before your post.
Seriously Morgil, it is completely alien to the 'American mindset' to view 9/11 as a 'humiliation'.
An 'outrage'? Yes. A 'tragedy'? Yes. An 'act of war'? Yes.
But not a 'humiliation'.
If a thug walks up to me on the street and shoots me I'm not gonna be happy about it... but I'm not going to feel humiliated either. The reaction is roughly analogous.
That said, given world perception of America as nearly invincible and (even moreso) believing in its own invincibility the view that it would be seen as a humiliation is understandable. Just not accurate.
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