americana

[whole truth fits in a sentence]
"america, i think.. this goddamn place."
(eva hoffman in lost in translation)


[cultura versus civilizatie]
in opinia lui octavian paler, america e forma cea mai civilizata a inculturii.


[in bed with the elephant]
"living next to you (the usa, n.m.) is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. no matter how friendly or temperate the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt."
pierre elliott trudeau, washington '69

which leads us to ...

"they (canada, n.m.) better hope the united states doesn't roll over one night and crush them. they are lucky we allow them to exist on the same continent." (ann coulter, '04)


[royal peace]
"the war in vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the american spirit"
(martin luther king)


[can you spot the irony?]
"for japan in 1941, the lethal mixture of politics, religion, national pride and militarism were the ingredients that determined her decision to attack pearl harbor."
(a panel in the uss arizona memorial, pearl harbor - hawaii)


[forgotten patriotism]
"i love america more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, i insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
(james baldwin in notes of a native son)