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| Giuliani would make the world more dangerous |
| 2007-09-16 |
| By Niall Ferguson Or at least that was the headline on this article yesterday, when I first saw it. They seem to have toned down the headline, but the text appears to be the same. I think the comments section at the bottom may get interesting. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #7 Sign me up. |
| Posted by: jds 2007-09-16 20:59 |
| #6 The world *needs* to become a more dangerous place, There, fixed that for ya', SteveS. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-16 15:15 |
| #5 The world *needs* to become a more dangerous place, at least for some persons and groups who apparently have an inherent inability to live peaceably with their fellow humans. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-09-16 14:42 |
| #4 When I lived in Germany back in the 1970's, it truly amazed me how the Euros seemed to just accept anarchists blowing shit up. Perhaps that's because Europe's only real problem solving tool is slaughter on one scale or another. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-16 14:11 |
| #3 No kidding, Steve. When I lived in Germany back in the 1970's, it truly amazed me how the Euros seemed to just accept anarchists blowing shit up. Even the police couldn't seem to find the Baader-Meinhof gang (until the idiots killed a policeman - then suddenly they were getting captured by the handful). I believe to this day that the reason Europeans and American behave differently is that, for all their revolutions and elections and pseudo-democracy, Europeans still think of themselves as subjects, whereas we think of ourselves as citizens. Then again, it doesn't hurt that the smart Europeans such as my ancestors left "safe" but stultifying Europe (Gott sie dank) for the Land of Opportunity. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-16 13:05 |
| #2 Yup. One of my more useful sayings at work: "Europeans adapt to problems. Americans solve them." |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-09-16 12:15 |
| #1 Sorry, Niall, wrong again. He merely recognizes that the world is dangerous and is willing to accept that reality. |
| Posted by: Titus Hayes 2007-09-16 11:39 |