I had the TV on just now, and was watching Piers Morgan. He had on a fellow named Brad Thor, who apparently is a “terrorism expert” and author of “thriller”-style novels. They were talking about Norway, and about how much of a shock the Breivik rampage was to a nation that never saw it coming, and so was very poorly prepared to respond quickly or effectively. Mr. Thor, just in passing, made a remark of such breathtaking and unintentional irony that I feel the need to reproduce it here, without further comment.
He said, with a perfectly straight face, “I’d hate to see this result in a change to Norwegian culture, but it probably will.”