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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
To be fair, i know him a little and you'll not meet a more balanced guy. What he said was there's not a lot of support for alienation now, but if a number of things happen it could revive. That's not the same as 'vote for us or we'll feel alienated and sulk', despite the author's attempts to craft the story.
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Well, I didn't really think he was saying "this will be my attitude"--I've met him too. (I went to U of C) It was more a "regional" attitude that I felt like he was invoking--as in "if this happens, the West will feel this way." I do respect him--I just think he's wrong.
EDIT: I needed to read your post more carefully--I agree that a lot of this is how the quote is contextualized in the story.