Loric AndréDec 22, 2022
Andrew Jon Thomson
The one big problem with Zelenskyy quoting great American historical speeches in order to reach American hearts and minds is that our hearts are confused because our minds have never heard these speeches before because Americans don’t know our own history.
Dec 22, 2022 at 5:45amMastodon for iOS
Show threadAndrew Jon ThomsonDec 22, 2022
Roosevelt said what?
I never knew Churchill visited the US!
Should we be honored or embarrassed?
Show thread@stevewfoldsDec 22, 2022
@HelloAndrew His mother was an American.
Show threadbrousselaineDec 22, 2022
@stevewfolds @HelloAndrew so, he never could have become king? :p
Show thread@stevewfoldsDec 22, 2022
@brousselaine @HelloAndrew Being Duke of Marlborough probably had its perks. :)
Show threadbrousselaineDec 22, 2022
@stevewfolds @HelloAndrew those are the cowboy dukes, right?
Show thread@stevewfoldsDec 22, 2022
@brousselaine @HelloAndrew US Dukes were from Hazzard not in hazard like Winston.
Show threadmariafarrellDec 22, 2022
@HelloAndrew It's something Irish politicians and poets have often done in an English context, to frequently bemused listeners. We often know their history better than they do - we've had to.
Show threadAndrew Jon ThomsonDec 22, 2022
@mariafarrell I seem to recall Gandhi did a bit of that too. It’s disquieting but that can be a useful thing.
Show threadmariafarrellDec 22, 2022
@HelloAndrew oh yes, he was well known for it! I'd forgotten that. (He'd trained as a lawyer in the UK) In any case, hearing your own history from others can be a good way to get knowledge and ideas back into circulation - i.e. realising how you are seen by others who are looking for your best self.
Show threadHammancheezDec 22, 2022
@HelloAndrew now if he’d quoted Spongebob