It’s remarkable how much WWII has been filtered through a Hollywood lens for Americans.
Americans were “bitter, stoic, grim, impatient, and vengeful.” And the men were cynical and prone to hustling the system for their own personal gain.
The thing about cities (and if you’re conservative this may rub you the wrong way) they typically outlive the empire in which they were born.
NYC will more than likely be here after America is gone.
Donald Trump and J. D. Vance have created a brand new stereotype for America: “Not the quiet American, not the ugly American, but the brutal American,” @anneapplebaum writes. “Whatever illusions Europeans ever had about Americans … those are shattered.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…