45 Bernard-Henri Levy, author of "American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville."

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 19 March 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Rick Steves meets French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, a household name in his home country (where they simply call him "BHL"). During the height of recent tensions between political factions in the US and "old Europe," BHL traveled all across America, meeting with average Americans of all types, and wrote a book about our country's cultural identity, patriotism, and the creed that holds the U.S. together as a nation. His assertions may surprise you. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	I find we can learn new things about our culture by viewing it through the lens of a distant culture.
0:05.5	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves and I hope you can stay with us for a very special hour ahead.
0:10.0	It's a conversation I recently had with a Frenchman who spent nine months
0:13.2	crisscrossing the United States to get intimately acquainted with the country
0:16.7	that the rest of the world watches and admires with special interest.
0:20.3	America is the very face of liberty, of resistance to tyranny.
0:25.0	That is why I am so angry when I hear some more young people in France saying that because of the maybe mistake of a current administration who say
0:35.8	that America is an imperialist country or even a fascist country.
0:39.6	This is disgusting.
0:40.6	You cannot say that it is an insult.
0:43.0	Bernard Anrylevy has written American vertigo about what he learned about us.
0:47.6	He's quite frank as French people often are.
0:49.8	I learned a lot and perhaps he'll shake up some of your views on America as well.
0:54.0	We're spending the hour ahead hearing why Bernard Unrelavee loves America.
0:58.0	Stay with us.
1:00.0	Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by American Airlines. With their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. I'm Rick
1:15.3	Steves. This is Travel with Rick Steves. And today our goal is to learn
1:19.2	about our country through the eyes of a traveler from another country and this is not just any traveler
1:24.3	I've got with me Bernard Anri Lavee.
1:26.6	He's a philosopher from France.
1:27.8	He's written 30 books.
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