Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother |
| From | Flame of the West |
| Date | 2002-05-16 00:22 (2002-05-15 18:22) |
| Message-ID | <3CE2DF96.76FEA0C4@erols.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | Conrad Dunkerson |
Conrad Dunkerson wrote:
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Conrad DunkersonA good analysis. I don't read much foreign press, which is why I'd not heard this "humiliation" stuff. I think you are correct about the American mindset. I am a bit surprised to hear that people thought that we were invincible. I don't think we think that. And of course it's patently absurd; for the last 50-odd years, we have been one nuclear exchange away from total extinction.
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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-- FotW
Reality is for those who cannot cope with Middle-earth.
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