Some of the denizens of this forum who hie from Europe and don't have
first-hand experience with the U.S. occasionally express incomprehension
and amazement at the political actions of the U.S. government, and
sound perplexed about the degree of complicity of the populace at large
in that government's actions. They might find this little essay in irony
and sarcasm interesting and (perhaps) illuminating.
The author is both insightful and entertaining. He doesn't like to pull his
punches, either. His remarks have been known to infuriate some
American readers, as one of the letters he quotes in the text should
make abundantly clear.
http://www.counterpunch.org/bageant01082005.html
Take this as a counterpoint view, to help understand the divided nature
of the American public on a lot of the stuff that's happened.
LSN
first-hand experience with the U.S. occasionally express incomprehension
and amazement at the political actions of the U.S. government, and
sound perplexed about the degree of complicity of the populace at large
in that government's actions. They might find this little essay in irony
and sarcasm interesting and (perhaps) illuminating.
The author is both insightful and entertaining. He doesn't like to pull his
punches, either. His remarks have been known to infuriate some
American readers, as one of the letters he quotes in the text should
make abundantly clear.
http://www.counterpunch.org/bageant01082005.html
Take this as a counterpoint view, to help understand the divided nature
of the American public on a lot of the stuff that's happened.
LSN
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