Sneer globally, act fitfully

Mark Steyn has a great column in the Telegraph on the reflexive passivity of most of the 'civilized world'.

If by the "civilised world" you mean Europe, Guardian editors, BBC political-discussion panellists, that nice bird from the New Zealand Green Party you met at a conference to demand something be done about something etc, this world is defined almost entirely by its passivity. Whether or not everything is an "ironic joke", hardly anything at all is a "call to action". Does the EU have a position on Darfur? And, if so, who cares?

The problem is, if Kerry squeaks through next week, all of the world will be 'civilized'.

Posted by Bruce Gottfred at October 26, 2004 10:38 AM | TrackBack