Hi, I subscribed to the list a few months ago, but never found the occasion to get out of the dark, mainly because of my bad English. I am very curious about the opinions of all those who do not share my point of view (provided that they are sensible people who know what they are talking about). I think I have learned a lot from many posts I have seen in this list. I was deeply touched by Kakki's message:
>I will say that I am very saddened by the anti-American sentiment that >I've seen revealed in a lot of the European press since Sept. 11th. I >think we always had a vague idea that the Euros looked down on us a >bit, but had no idea how deep the hostility runs. I think it is a rude >awakening for a lot of us who go along like puppy dogs thinking >everyone is our good friend. I am willing to reconsider how we are >viewed by the world and the reasons why and I only hope that the >Europeans would also try to reconsider us on some things, too. In general, I don't like generalising (I am a Groucho Marxist too), also because Europe is much less a single entity than you may think in the US. Speaking about *Europeans* might be useless. Conversely, it is difficult to me to understand the beautiful force that binds Americans (oops, I generalised!) together. This compactness in hard times is probably your major strenght, at least from my *European* point of view. When I was much younger, I used to be "anti-American". Getting older (but alas not much wiser) I realized that this is a stupid attitude. I don't agree (to put it mildly) with many decisions taken by US governments over the years, and I have seen that many of you do not agree with them as well. I have read in another post that an English woman stupidly attacked Kakki without any reason, as if she were responsible for any decision taken by the US president. I am *European*, but hopefully I am not stupid, and I wish not to be confused with people like that. I know that after September 11th you probably feel precipitated in a nightmare. I am scared too and I am not much optimistic about the future. If something good can come from this horrendous situation, maybe it is this necessity to understand what happens outside the borders of our countries (no matter how wide they are). I hope it was not too long or tedious as a first post. By the way, how can I get a copy of Joni's Sanremo act? Bye, Mario
