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Although it’s difficult to get ahold of official figures, anti-Americanism in Mexico is probably on the rise. Nevertheless, Mexico’s brand of anti-Americanism is much less virulent -- and, of course, dangerous -- than the one Amar Bakshi will surely encounter in other parts of the world.
The question asked by PostGlobal editors this week stems from “Are we Rome?”, Cullen Murphy’s book comparing the United States to the Roman empire. Anyone who reads Murphy’s powerful book will have a long list of examples in which America does indeed resemble Rome: an over-stretched military, increasing mistrust of government, fear of immigrants, even America’s obsession with celebrities (Paris Hilton would fit right in among the decadent Roman elite).
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