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What does the West wish and what does it tolerate? | 27 comments (27 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

What I also note with sadness is the uninspired, unoriginal, intellectually servile attitude of orientation - of making out where the West heads and head in the same direction, instead of thinking for oneself. (This theme and its origin among the seventies-eighties dissident intellectuals will be featured in my upcoming magnum opus on Central Europe, should I manage to finish it.)

In what other Central (or is it Eastern? Central-Eastern?) European countries does this attitude/posture/meme stream vis-a-vis "The West" dominate?

A language is a dialect with an army and navy.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 11:30:12 AM EST

Re: Hungary and who else? (4.00 / 2)

Basically, all. But only on the pro-European part of the elites. Significant resistance usually comes on a nationalist platform.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:15:04 PM EST
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