[lit-ideas] Re: Londonistan
- From: "Cassidy Dann" <cassidy_dann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:17:53 -0500
Otherwise, as self-appointed spokesman here, I would venture that the US
feels intense solidarity with the EU for cultural reasons. And as the EU
and USA move apart for economic and geopolitical reasons, there is a
feeling of nostalgia and post-bellum resentment.
They are also moving apart for cultural reasons. The EU take on the late
cartoon controversy is just the latest sharp evidence of the growing
cultural distance between the US & Europe. Just before that comes the
religious vs secular worldview divide. Lawrence Helms' Islamists may not
"get" a lot about the US, but the EU doesn't "get" a whole lot about it,
either.
Sincerely, Cassidy Dann
Rappahannock, VA
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