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  • Ingratitude and other passions

    04/06/2003 3:26:52 PM PDT · by TheMole · 16 replies · 208+ views
    Jerusalem Post ^ | Mar. 27, 2003 | Per Ahlmark
    Stunningly absent in part of Europe today are some major convictions about what the post-Cold War era demands from us. What is lacking has obviously triggered an anti-American backlash never seen since World War II. I often find it difficult to distinguish between the root causes and the symptoms of present anti-Americanism. They often merge in a complicated way. But five faces of sometimes passionate anti-American feelings have been highly visible in Europe in recent months. First face: The lack of gratitude. The US liberated or protected Europeans for more than 60 years from Nazism, communism and other mortal threats....