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To the extent that, following the exemplum of their putative leaders, Americans have become sanctimonious hypocrites, bullying cowards, cowering peasants, and candyassed busybodies, they are despicable, and rightly despised by freedom-loving, self-respecting people all over the world. This is not the same thing as hating America -- though the aforementioned despicables cannot see that.

So long Karl Rove! Sleep well. Quite a feat, generalizing your loathsomeness so effectively that we are now so much more universally loathed.