Ein notwendiger Zwischenruf von Thomas Friedman in der NYT. Betrifft auch unsere Debatte über die „Ströme von Gift“.
9/11 has made us stupid. I honor, and weep for, all those murdered on that day. But our reaction to 9/11 — mine included — has knocked America completely out of balance, and it is time to get things right again.
It is not that I thought we had new enemies that day and now I don’t. Yes, in the wake of 9/11, we need new precautions, new barriers. But we also need our old habits and sense of openness.
Dies gilt auch für Deutschland, glaube ich. Jedenfalls für mich.