Why has it achieved such prominence if it is obviously so bad? Because it gives convenient messages: 1) A nationalist, self-satisfied one. We are great, they are awful. We cannot learn anything from them, they should learn everything from us. 2) Building US-UK aliance: US revolution was great, that was the good, conservative, bloodless (it's not true...shhhhh) non-revolutionary revolution (which is a message that I doubt Franklin or Jefferson would be happy with, but whatever). As the other countries can never be like us (UK) with our wonderful traditions, they should at least follow the example of our US friends. 3) The most important one: any attempt at radical social change is doomed to failure, those who try it end up as criminals, so kids,don't you ever think of anything like a revolution! Forget liberty, equality and fraternity and continue destroying the planet and promoting famine and poverty by your irrensponsible consumerism. And, of course, masturbate over my (Schama's) delicious detailed descriptions of violence! Oh yes!
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:22 pm (UTC)1) A nationalist, self-satisfied one. We are great, they are awful. We cannot learn anything from them, they should learn everything from us.
2) Building US-UK aliance: US revolution was great, that was the good, conservative, bloodless (it's not true...shhhhh) non-revolutionary revolution (which is a message that I doubt Franklin or Jefferson would be happy with, but whatever). As the other countries can never be like us (UK) with our wonderful traditions, they should at least follow the example of our US friends.
3) The most important one: any attempt at radical social change is doomed to failure, those who try it end up as criminals, so kids,don't you ever think of anything like a revolution! Forget liberty, equality and fraternity and continue destroying the planet and promoting famine and poverty by your irrensponsible consumerism. And, of course, masturbate over my (Schama's) delicious detailed descriptions of violence! Oh yes!