On Nov 1, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Russell McMahon wrote:

> I'm certainly not a pro war apologist but the jingoistic
> enthusiasm that the poem radiates feels good.

In general, that would THE PROBLEM with jingoistic enthusiasm
and nationalism/patriotism in general; they tend to "feel" a
lot better than their results usually justify.  (Hey, isn't
that the problem with Drugs, too?)

BillW
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