Meryl
2009-07-04 03:31:16
Your observation of the parallels with eastern Europe is right on.
Over the past several years, I’ve read many books published post cold-war and post-Communism which document that some of those populations still exhibit inward-turning political despair and cynicism. The hapless self-destruction of their economies and fledgling freedoms seems to recur fairly easily, absent the “habit of liberty”.
I am so angry with the assumption on the part of so many Americans that “it can’t happen here”, “this is America”, “it’ll be ok”. They ARE actually nervous. They know something is not right. But they apparently just can’t bear to face reality and FIGHT.
Thank you for this warning cry today.
