tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post4753362786479235915..comments2024-03-16T00:26:41.051-04:00Comments on Scaramouche: "The Most Embarrassing Man-Crush Misjudgement of a Noxious Foreign Leader Since George Bush Claimed to Have Peered Into Vladimir Putin's Soul"scaramouchehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380374512378209528noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6573533210099052368.post-66866026167962692982012-11-29T19:52:12.004-05:002012-11-29T19:52:12.004-05:00Americans--perhaps because their relative insulari...Americans--perhaps because their relative insularity from the corrupting influences and jaded attitudes of the Old World--seem particularly prone to believe that they can gauge the depths of other men's souls upon superficial acquaintance. A related phenomenon is that so many Americans think they know all there is to know about foreign countries/cultures after a brief visit (often without having even a basic knowledge of the languages spoken in the countries they feel competent to evaluate). These are charming foibles when they involve private individuals, but the charm fades where foreign policy-makers are concerned.Carlos Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253355647824872032noreply@blogger.com