>I agree that there were great moments in the US history and culture and
>that knee-jerk anti-Americanism and a blanket rejection of anything US
>is silly and counter productive. But we should not fool ourselves into
>thinking that systemic forces have no names and addresses - they do, and
>that address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Nor we should fool ourselves
>in think that the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an impostor
>who governs against a popular will and mandate.
Look, yon, a straw man makes his way across the discursive landscape!