I think we're in basic agreement on this. My point is that Americans form the largest single block of English speakers. More than that, this leads to an American cultural hegemony particularly in the sciences and popular culture, though other nationalities often punch above their weight.
I think Charles' point about the immediate after-effects of the September 11, 2001 atrocity needs some expansion. That event has exercised a narrowing effect on our view of history and of contemporary events, particularly in the anglosphere, which will only become apparent in time. The collective loss of perspective has been truly shocking in the internal affairs of several English-speaking countries, and this has been beyond the scope of application of the neutral point of view because it has been so pervasive. There's nothing we can or should do about that, it just is, but it does have significance for differences of perspective in other encyclopedias. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
