Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Dernie wrote: > I read an interview with Angelina Jolie, the American actress, on a > plane last week. One of the reasons she likes being out of the USA is to > get world news, she said even the big newspapers in the US give > superficial coverage of world affairs, my experience would agree, though > I have only visited 20 to 30 US locations. It must be just about > impossible for the majority of Americans to get a balanced view of world > affairs as they are given no data. One of my friends who is an > international expert in Washington, doing mainly government work, is > tearing her hair out at the antics of the current administration and its > ignorance. > Frank being out of the USA besides providing more global news, also gives one a sense of perspective....a sense of what the world sees.... and having returned 24 h ago from Europe, I became aware the current world view of the US would shock Americains, blissfully insulated by our administration's construction of reality .... Steve leica pics later :-)