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venerdì, luglio 25, 2008
John Barack/2. Non per fare il guastafeste ma il comizio di Obama a Berlino non è piaciuto a tutti: qui ad esempio se ne evidenziano alcune contraddizioni, mentre il WSJ picchia ancora più duro:
It is hard not to be moved by the sight during the speech of hundreds of American flags being waved, rather than burned. Then again, the last time a major American political figure delivered an open-air speech in Berlin, 10,000 riot police had to use tear gas and water cannons to repel violent demonstrators. It was June 1987, the speaker was Ronald Reagan, his message was: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Press accounts characterized the line as "provocative"; the Soviets called it "war-mongering"; 100,000 protesters marched against Reagan in the old German capital of Bonn. Two years later, the Berlin Wall fell. Reagan's speech is a lesson in the difference between popularity and statesmanship. Watching Mr. Obama yesterday in Berlin, and throughout his foreign tour, was a reminder of how far the presumptive Democratic nominee has to go to reassure people he is capable of the latter -- "people," that is, who will actually get to cast a ballot in November. Io credo che Obama, dovesse farcela, si accorgerebbe presto di che pasta sono fatti gli europei. Alla prima chiamata di responsabilità, tutti a casa. Le ovazioni di ieri sono una piacevole ma effimera illusione. |
A Fabio.
A Luisa.   
  Asia e dintorni Normblog |
