or the Chinese.... I found myself slack jawed one day as my boss and a colleague both started mocking Chinese speech patterns. There's no anger as Ames described, though.
> Similarly, a good number of middle of the road Americans turn strangely
> animated about the flag (i.e., "disprespecting" the flag), etc., the hint
> of sympathy for national bogeymen (the Islamic hordes without), so on.
> Heck, the Nader hating from liberals post 2000 is a good example. No?
>
> —ravi
but a medieval reaction of extreme punishment? Not that I totally disagree with your assessment - Ames is over the top about this topic and I think it's because he enjoys making exceptionalist claims so he gets to be the unique and special interpreter, far superior to the soi-disant interpreters in mainstream media, natch.
Still, what you are saying is, ultimately, Ames' reasoning is essentially correct, and its confirmed in examples from other countries. From your POV, it sounds like you would say it's a common trait to behave the way folks are behaving toward Pussy Riot in Russia.
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