Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (73137)	2/12/2003 2:13:39 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 281500

Most interesting thoughts, Nadine....and there may be some truth hidden there...especially this, and after 9-11. I believe that Americans everywhere are listening more. Not necessarily agreeing, but certainly listening. We are seeing some of this on SI, and even here on FADG. Most of the posters here have had their mind engaged for sometime. >>>>>>>But one thing which is emerging is that Europeans are more cynical about public statements and often don't take them seriously. They posture and lie routinely and don't think that this is particularly noteworthy. And the basic source of confusion may well be that Americans are actually listening to what they say, and actually taking them seriously, and actually assuming that the Europeans are telling the truth. Thus where the Europeans expect the Americans to largely ignore their criticisms, instead the Americans are reacting to them. Public postures for purposes of pandering to the home folks are actually being listened to in Washington, which is reacting with anger and rising suspicion. <<<<<<