But, while on the subject of Western Civilisation, and its American version, did you see that 12% of Americans believe that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife?
Oddly, to me, all of this blather comes in the context of the US basically telling Europe to fuck off. Which seems… inconsistent with an emphasis on “preserving our Western identity”.
Yes, and regarding nous's comment in the other thread about the standing ovation Rubio got, it just shows how pathetically (and I really mean that) grateful they all were that, unlike Vance, Rubio was taking the trouble to put it in more flattering, quasi-ingratiating diplomatic-style language. FFS.
(Glib is pretty good, but as an adjective "facile" might be as or even more pejoritive, whereas as a noun "facility" seems to me to lose that somewhat insulting implication.)
Speaking of Western Civilisation, I am linking Jamelle Bouie on Rubio's speech and its implications etc:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/opinion/marco-rubio-is-failing-western-civ.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NFA.nGv3.IM14r16m3-M0&smid=url-share
But, while on the subject of Western Civilisation, and its American version, did you see that 12% of Americans believe that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife?
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/religion-and-horror-soul-mates-in-popular-culture-1.3065296/joan-of-arc-is-not-noah-s-wife-1.3065328
Oddly, to me, all of this blather comes in the context of the US basically telling Europe to fuck off. Which seems… inconsistent with an emphasis on “preserving our Western identity”.
Yes, and regarding nous's comment in the other thread about the standing ovation Rubio got, it just shows how pathetically (and I really mean that) grateful they all were that, unlike Vance, Rubio was taking the trouble to put it in more flattering, quasi-ingratiating diplomatic-style language. FFS.
(Glib is pretty good, but as an adjective "facile" might be as or even more pejoritive, whereas as a noun "facility" seems to me to lose that somewhat insulting implication.)