Eliot Martin Glick wrote:

> Thanks for your post, Erik, and your thoughtful comments.  It's not
> "Amerika Uber Alles" that I'm touting, just that I believe in the
> American notion of "manifest destiny" -- it's America's role to be a
> beacon of freedom and democracy unto the world, and sometimes that
> means more than being just a beacon!  That America is something
> amazing that came out of European and Protestant culture and the
> history of Western civilization in general, and of course Europe and
> the non-US West are jealous of its power and prestige that emanates
> from all this.  I'm not suggesting Americans as people are hated, just
> what America represents.  Also, I think there is a huge subconscious
> component to this as well: just as individuals are often deeply
> fearful of their own innate internal power, and often do not know how
> to harness it in a positive way, they project that fearfulness and
> confusion onto "safe" entities of power in general, for example,
> corporations, multilateral institutions and powerful nations.
>
> Btw, I love Americana. I listen to the Folkways Anthology of American
> Folk Music all the time!  I'd love to get some listening suggestions
> from you! I'm off camping for the weekend so won't be able to reply
> till Sun sometime.  And btw, I'm Canadian! ;o) out here on beautiful
> Vancouver Island.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eliot
>