“It is common to say Watergate shattered American innocence, that Vietnam shattered American innocence, that September 11 shattered American innocence, that Trump shattered American innocence. But this was all wishful thinking. American innocence never dies. That pain in my heart… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“We in the West still seemed to believe the old story of how a man transformed an Islamic empire into a secular republic: Atatürk… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“Anti-Americanism is not some bitter mental disorder inflamed by conspiracy theories and misplaced furies and envy. It is a broken heart, a defensive crouch,… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“This, I found, was what happened so often to me in Turkey: You’re learning about a country, you have read books, and so you… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“It is common to say Watergate shattered American innocence, that Vietnam shattered American innocence, that September 11 shattered American innocence, that Trump shattered American… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“In school, we did not study world maps, because international geography, as a subject, had been long ago phased out of state curriculums. America… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“We were all patriotic, but I can’t even conceive of what else we would’ve been, because our entire experience was domestic, interior, American. We” — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“My friends’ point was: While this class snobbery may offend your Western sensibilities, you, foreigner, are perhaps better off playing by the rules of… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
“But it is very, very rare that young white Americans come across someone who tells them in harsh, unforgiving terms that they might be… — Suzy Hansen Copy Share Image
