Something approaching supreme irony struck me just now, when watching footage of Palestinians celebrating in the street following the attacks on NYC and DC. The news presenter was talking about the fact that many people in the middle-east have cause to hate the US (and indeed the UK, and much of the western world), while on screen, a number of the celebrating people could be seen wearing designer clothes of Western origin, including one young man in a "Replay" (jeans) T-shirt. It's kinda like "we hate you, but we'll take your cool goods, thanks very much". I don't pretend to understand it. The delight on the faces of small children alarms me also. It doesn't bode well for future generations being any less extreme than the present ones. Depressed, --Chris
