Posted by Sigismund on August 11, 2007, at 19:15:28
In reply to because America gets what it deserves, posted by caraher on August 8, 2007, at 10:33:01
When Richard Flannagan was talking about the moral squalor of the last decade, he made a point of saying that it was a broader issue than this or that awful government. He mentioned in particular a withdrawal of generosity and magnanimity.
(Do we even remember what that word means? Maybe Churchill was the last one to use it?)
In the USA you have allowed centuries old freedoms to be eroded in the face of (at least) real threat. We don't even have that excuse. Not really.
Maybe we're quite frivolous?
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