And the European (esp. the French) _verbal_ (MERELY verbal) disapparoval of the U.S. invasion of Iraq should not hide the fact of their _material_ appoval of that invasion and of their carefuo following of the u.s. lead in the isolation of Iran.
Even from here it really ought to be obvious, as I once pointed out (non-tautologically) that capitalism is capitalism.
Carrol
Andy wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> > I can understand your annoyance with Americans' idealization of the EU, but
> > I don't think you really appreciate how primitive things in the U.S. can be.
> > You just don't have the massive numbers of people living in absolute
> > poverty, the scores of millions without health insurance, the middle ranks
> > constantly on the verge of impoverishment, etc. It's tempting to believe
> > that societies that are not all that unlike ours can do a lot better than
> > that.
>
> It's also easier to dismiss what quantitative advantages there are
> when you already enjoy them.
>
> I'm reminded of that quip about who does and doesn't like luxury.
>
> --
> Andy
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