The Battle of Athens (2 AUGUST 1946)

[ambrafoxtrot]

"although a few of the points ambafoxtrot makes are valid, there's a lot of myth there too"

agreed. I did not consult all the primary sources before posting...my epistemological approach was systemic rather than punctual.

"It's also pretty insulting to Europeans."

no insult meant...just - generally speaking - the average European expects much more from the government than the average American.

"I don't get why so many Americans get so defensive when people criticize its institutions."

for the same reasons why anybody else gets defensive when its institutions are criticized...never talked with an Israeli, Somali, French (oh the French!) Indian or Chinese ? I did, and the attitude in front of criticism tends to be similar.

"America is not perfect. America can't get better unless we, the people, recognize and acknowledge its faults. Only then can we work together to fix it."


Agreed...I still think that America had a period when it was close to the best possible society a western country could achieve (still not perfect by the way).

"There's too much partisanship and finger pointing. The "love it or leave it" attitude is dangerous."


I don't see any of that in my post, but I might have expressed that without knowing it. After all my political knowledge is Zippo...I just teach economics.

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ambrafoxtrot