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@Other Paul
Apology not needed, but accepted... I am equally dismayed by the shift of the cosidetto "Overton window" into realms I consider barely human - but I guess I blame my elders, not the younguns, for that!
I don't have any guesses as to why. "9/11" is certainly part of the reason (and note that I include the govern/media response as part of the overall event), along with the long-term trend of we Americans solving our problems through violence.
When I think of these times, it's Burke and Yeats who come to mind the most. All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.