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A couple of interesting political articles on Arts & Letters Daily today: The book The Right Nation: How Conservatism Won is reviewed at Mother Jones. And in the Chroncle of Higher Education Sasha Abramsky ponders the American Dream and considers the roots of anti-Americanism.
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What I like about these articles, especially as concerns the opinion of Europe, is that somehow the outsiders are viewed as seing us from a vantage point of moral superiority.
Europe is like the spoiled teenager, living in a false sense of security, trying to triangulate their interests vis a vis their relationship with us and their growing Islamic populations. They have not had to provide for their own security for 1/2 century, so they can take the so called "high road" when it comes to international politics. Moreover, their lack of courage is certainly evidenced by their tendency towards appeasement. They are in decline.
The real story for the future of civilization will be America and the East. India, Pakistan, China and perhaps Russia. Europe is living off the legacy of the past.
Not to deny that we have some serious decadence here.
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K.
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Guess I should have qualified with "in many ways" or "there are many among the Europeans who."
That being said, I will admit, my knowledge base is by no means that of an expert. But, I have read quite extensively on this very subject. Consider, for example Robert Kagan's ideas: http://www.policyreview.org/JUN02/kagan.html
(Should you find this interesing, I have others.)
Peace.