Abstract
Can a community suffer from disability? Is it possible to define the behaviour of a society as dysfunctional? As I write this, George W. Bush has been re-elected president of the United States. If the polls are to be trusted, this outcome should baffle the majority of Canadians (and, I’d venture to guess, an even bigger majority of CTR readers). In the wake of the election result, much of the analysis in the media has focused on how the Bush campaign was able to exploit key “hot button” issues, including a sense of fear in the United States about the rest of the world. It would seem that for many Americans concepts such conciliation and consensus building (not to mention an ability to speak French) are seen as signs of weakness, perhaps even effeminacy. It is clear that many Americans define themselves through a military framework – their heroes are soldiers – a very alien concept to a demilitarized nation such as Canada. Can a culture that can be so easily moved to fear, isolationism and wilful ignorance be considered mentally balanced?
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