"And yet, while the continents are certainly drifting apart in some ways (secular Europe looks on with bewilderment at the contest between preacher-men in this presidential campaign), Europeans aren’t quite the decadent lotus-eaters that some Americans claim."

Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? - James J. Sheehan - Book Review - New York Times

The article mixes a little truth with a lot of condescending crap.