tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post952042741417883234..comments2023-08-08T19:03:54.999-04:00Comments on interact: Ken, Mike, Ben, Peter, Dorothy, Ronald, Jack and WinstonSean Meadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05065687969605540072noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post-74201151198258276962009-01-31T10:45:00.000-05:002009-01-31T10:45:00.000-05:00i have seen it, Jason, but great re-viewing.look a...i have seen it, Jason, but great re-viewing.<BR/><BR/>look at young Hugh Grant and Christopher Reeve playing an awkward American quite ably! ;-)<BR/><BR/>one great thing about this scene is how it touches on all sides. the Germans were lying, simpering rearming bastards with a legitimate complaint about impossible reparations (which were also somewhat legitimate, based on Germany's earlier aggression). the English wanted peace and honor, but honor cannot come first in realpolitik. and yes, professional, power politics is often about greed, but it trumps simple feelings about honor any day.<BR/><BR/>and that proper butler stuff makes me psychotic! i am overdue to post about how uncomfortable the aristocracy of this time makes me. i've been looking for a source to get me started. any hints? did you mention Orwell? i looked at some of his stuff over Xmas, but nothing jumped out.<BR/><BR/>great post by you linked below, too!Sean Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065687969605540072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660344.post-9158112309269424422009-01-31T09:01:00.000-05:002009-01-31T09:01:00.000-05:00You have, no doubt, seen this:http://www.youtube.c...You have, no doubt, seen this:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn3o0lAbYrwj streedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554162658154186687noreply@blogger.com