Britishness

One of the more interesting sidebars of the recent bombings in Britain, is to notice the rather distinct difference with which the British population has reacted to the attacks from the fashion in which Americans followed up to 911. There has been no great flag waving or spontaneous outbursts of Rule Brittania. Part of the reason may be that some sort of attack was expected, unlike the surprise nature of the 911 events. Part may also be that Britons view the attacks less as a statement about British culture and more of a reaction to the Iraq unpleasantness. In any case these reactions to what it means to be British are quite fascinating. http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/ETHtml/content/promotions/sethomepage/setHomePage.jhtml