I would suggest that America is too diverse to say how the world looks from the point of view of a normal American. A normal African-American? A normal Texan? A normal Manhattan-ite? A normal 30-something? A normal retiree? A normal suburbanite? I will say this: I am constantly shocked, appalled and impressed by Americans I know. If I learned anything from my little foray into politics, it is that you simply cannot assume anything about anyone - they will prove you wrong. And I get out, you know, am engaged with the world around me. There is just a very diverse set of experiences in the big country. So, if you are looking for some illumination, good luck. Half of us here are looking for it too...
But Drew is right: there is little coverage of Europe here unless you have a bombing or school shooting or something... "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
unless you have a bombing or school shooting or something...
Or the Brits setting London on fire again. But they were about due for another one.... Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
Samuel Pepys, 5th September 1666, while the Fire was raging:
discourses now begun that there is a plot in it and that the French had done it
Who else?
