Jacob Appelbaum in Germany

[jamesd@echeque.com (James A. Donald)]

James A. Donald wrote:
 > > Same principle as one can apply to Henry Louis Gates.  "Do you
 > > know who I am!", Gates tells the cop.  The arrogant voice of the
 > > ruler to the ruled.

h0ost wrote:
 > Except, in the Gates example, Gates (as a U.S. citizen) is the ruler
 > - at least theoretically.

If Gates was speaking as a US citizen, rather than as one of the ruling
class who rules over US subjects, would not demand that the cop should
know who he is.