Originally posted by penninja
And where is the American vs European rift?
There is mild debate against American govt policy, last i checked back packing across Europe to get laid after college and vice versa was still the
norm, where is this POLARIZATION, differences, minor ones sure... but Polarization? Rift? I don't think so.
A buddy of mine, who is Deutsch proudly declares himself a Bavarian. He blames Hollywood for contaminating many of the younger Germans thoughts. I
have to agree.
He feels, rightly so, that he should not feel guilty for the crimes commited by the Nazis.
When I first lived ther in the early eighties, everything was in german. If you visit nowadays, you see adverts in English and hear english tossed in
the conversation on the radio and TV. That was rare 20 years ago.
And there are people who resent that. They feel that they are being assimilated and losing their culture in the process.
But overall, I think that you are right to a degree, there is little rift between the people of the US and Europe, but the leadership seem to me want
to change that.