This is telling:
"This chasm exists because we are seeing the outside world through a looking glass that has been highly distorted by a variety of complex influences. Our ahistoricism could say much about a culture of immediate gratification. Some would argue that the language of patriotism, or references to terms like "national differences", are being suppressed by European integration or "globalisation".
But part of the blame should be attributed to the political correctness that renders the use of such terms unthinkable. Shaking its grip is an important challenge if we are to avoid future foreign policy disasters."
That could have been written about the state of affairs on this side of the pond, too.
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