22   “The desire for rescue”     2001          
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This seems a very natural response for people when their world is suddenly turned upside down.   Somebody, anybody, please, rescue me.   

I thought of people climbing out of a burning building on a rope ladder made from tied-together sheets, a fairly common sight in movies.   Only here, the ladder that was thrown down was the ladder of patriotism.

I consider myself a great patriot, loving this country a great deal, but the sudden surge of patriotic sentiment and flag-waving post 9/11 seemed a little artificial, manufactured, even.