Spectator/YouGov poll (dramatic shift in Britons view of terrorism)

The Spectator (U.K.) ^ | 08/19/06 | Allister Heath

[Uncle Vlad]

I would say more schizophrenic behavior than bipolar.

[eddie willers]

When John Lennon wrote _The English army had just one the war_ in "A Day In The Life", I wanted to say "Hey....WE won that thing!" ;-)

[eddie willers]

Arrrggghhh......proofread, proofread! "The English army had just one won the war"

[JasonC]

They understand perfectly, but being cowards they would prefer that the Islamic terrorists murder us rather than them.

[Philistone]

Having once lived in France for a decade, I can confirm that their view of America is 50 years out of date.

There IS the problem of American toursists, though. Since Americans are far richer than the French, relatively "low-class" Americans can travel abroad... to the detriment of relations between our two countries.

I lived on the French Riviera and was constantly humiliated by being associated with low-class, ignorant American tourists.

Hell, I hated them too...

[WOSG]

"U571' an example....so it was the Americans who captured that Enigma code machine and saved us from the Uboats.."

Hollywood is awful with history.
There have been a lot better sub movies than that one.

"You guys don't need to claim our victories for gawds sake you have enough of your own heroes."

... but worse, they dont like American Govt.
50 years ago, they'd do good movies about brits (like
the life story of Clive, Gunga Din, or my favorite move "Laurence of Arabia")
Look at most of the movies, the US military guys are the *bad* guys unless it is WWII. They made the new version of the Alamo and made out some of the heroes like Davey Crockett there to be cowards, and made it a boring overlong movie to boot.

[Brit1]

Thank you..Glad to be aboard

[Brit1]

I didn't get to the new Alamo movie I had heard some odd things about it and decided that the original with the Duke etc should be the one that remains in my mind.
Black Hawk Down is a fine movie everybody who I know who has seen says so..and Saving Private Ryan and 'The Right Stuff'and 'Apollo 13' just awesome.Perhaps the don't make movies like this anymore.

Anyway we almost speak the same language and whatever the case when the 'chips are down'we will be sharing the same foxhole with you as we are doing now in Iraq and Afghanistan and proud to do so.


God Bless America

[chilepepper]

actually, the Soviets won the war in Europe.

[Brit1]

Oh yeah I agree but its only a short line in a 40yr old song and nobody perceived it then or now to be part of British foreign policy or present it as such .

Anyway for all his ambiguity Lennon chose to live in the US and that Say's enough

[eddie willers]

but its only a short line in a 40yr old song

39....but who's counting? YIKES!

Today (Aug. 18) is exactly 41 years since the Beatles played Atlanta Stadium.

20 minutes of absolute bedlam.

[Brit1]

Granada Theatre, East Ham (East London)for me mid 1960s.
600 seats ,not that anybody was sitting, in the theatre and 6000 trying to get in.
Those were the days.

Mind you 'Live Aid' was pretty cool