Comments on: Noted in passing: Spencer on the trouble with Americans http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2006/01/20/noted-in-passing-spencer-on-the-trouble-with-americans Pontification without all the gritty gravitas Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:27:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken Muldrew http://williamtozier.com/slurry/2006/01/20/noted-in-passing-spencer-on-the-trouble-with-americans/comment-page-1#comment-318 Ken Muldrew Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:45:10 +0000 http://williamtozier.com/slurry/?p=253#comment-318 One should certainly be careful about placing implicit trust in those appointed to keep the power running to one's ventilator (if one is fully dependent upon that machine for the maintenance of life itself). At least in the United States of America, when one's credit is extended a bit too far. There are large trespasses that need to be opposed as well. More each day, it seems. But reasonable people are just left speechless...Was this the response of decent Germans in the 30s? One should certainly be careful about placing implicit trust in those appointed to keep the power running to one’s ventilator (if one is fully dependent upon that machine for the maintenance of life itself). At least in the United States of America, when one’s credit is extended a bit too far.

There are large trespasses that need to be opposed as well. More each day, it seems. But reasonable people are just left speechless…Was this the response of decent Germans in the 30s?

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