Mike Sylwester wrote:
…In retrospect, the USA has been reckless…
…What were we thinking?
…we are not perceived to be instigating…
…We can maintain our support for Georgia…
…to repair our relationship with Russia.
…we should support Georgia’s independence…
…we should not whitewash Georgia discrimination and brutality.
…With our own good example…
Starling wonders if the use of the first person plural (we) and its possessive form (our) is excessive (8 times in 11 sentences). Clearly Mike S. wants his audience to believe that the USA is the “we” to which he refers. Perhaps he hopes that if we accept that “we” , we will accept the flawed premises to which “we” is joined.
Given the Mike’s other posts on other threads, Starling feels compelled to ask: What do you mean by “WE”, Kimosabe?








