So I guess reading them for fun is out of the question?
Does that mean we should stop reading Dibdin's Aurelio Zen
series?
I am still trying to figure it all out, and the swipe at
Americans is slightly over the top and rude.
Jon
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Patrick King <
abrasax93@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
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> Let me guess, you're from the United States,
right?
> Please consider that you're reading these books
in
> translation. As an "American" you speak only
one
> language. These books were not written for
Democrats
> or Republicans. They are written for Swedish
people
> with the very real political problems regarding
the
> politics of law enforcement in Sweeden in the 60s
&
> 70s. The fact that they were translated into dozens
of
> languages is a testament to how widely those
problems
> were reflected in other cultures at that time. I
think
> your comments about these books miss the big
picture.
> I know you're trying not to be prejudiced
against
> ideas you've been taught from the cradle to despise
on
> general principles without considering
their
> potential. But just consider that these ideas
are
> still viable throughout Europe where the concept
of
> democracy is inclusive as opposed to the US where
its
> exculsive.
>
> Patrick King
>
>
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