"Bob Phillips" wrote...
Yes but look where it gets us, the most secretive 'democratic'
society, and the most introspective, jingoistic to boot.

Nothing to commend itself here as far as I can see.
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The US will always be the most introspective country on the planet. Comes
with the history. As for jingoistic, your country's press obviously doesn't
show much of what's going on outside Washington, D.C. I live on a street
where the 'No War in Iraq' signs are as common as the USMC flags.