| Tuesday, February 11, 2003 |
 | I am reassured, at least , by the knowledge that, Eco being Eco, he doesn't actually intend these marginalia to mean anything, per se.
Speaking of meaningless, a heartfelt "but why do you hate us?" cry from another misunderstood American:
A large number of you hail from the 51st state that we used to call England. And your attitude towards America as a whole, and particularly the white middleclass non-mind has grown both vicious and unrepentant.
With good reason.
But I grew up inside that non-mind, my parents are Literalist Christians, white and they vote Republican when it doesn't hurt their conscience to much. They could be a symbol of this hated oblivion we call the American Dream.
I know no better people.
Their only fault is ignorance, they have a genuine love for their fellow humanity that I don't think I could ever feel. America has become the Roman empire and it sees itself surrounded by savages it doesn't understand.
And every empire falls, but it is never a good thing.
That's nice, dear. I like the way that America here is portrayed as "surrounded by savages". Because, you know, Arabs and Europeans are savage. And they're surrounding the US. With their tanks, and their guns, and their guns, and their bombs. Oh yes. In my head. In my head. They are fighting.
But let's stick to the facts, here. Continuing on a theme, the Roman empire didn't fall. It resigned.
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