“We hate America because it has made of itself what we cannot make of ourselves." Rushdie
"It cannot be that you decide on your own, and we trot along after you," Gert Weisskirchen, German parliamentarian.
Simply put the Europeans are jealous of the U.S. just as the muslims are. They can’t stand it that we’ve accomplished so much and compared to the U.S. really are second rate countires.
Hey Gert, get trottin’!
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Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
Your comment makes me wonder if you're aware that Rushdie, although a British citizen, is actually an Indian-born Moslem who lives under a threat for his life. An Iranian Ayatholla issued a Fatwa (decree) that he be killed for his criticism of Islam in his book "The Satanic Verses".
Rushdie's comments strike differently depending upon who you think is talking.