Can we all agree on at least this much:

1) Although there are no excuses for last week's atrocities there are reasons for it, which may be worth exploring to prevent a repetition.

2) As a superpower the USA has acted more benignantly than certain other countries would have.

3) The USA is not made up of saints and has not always behaved perfectly in an imperfect world.

4) Every country has its unrepresentative crackpots who get far more than their fair share of media attention.

OK take it from there and please try to maintain a certain degree of civility. When emotions are running high and tempers are getting frayed is surely the time when civility is most important. If a bunch of linguaphiles can't disagree in a civil manner what hope is there for the rest of the world?

Bingley

Bingley