some perspective
Odds are, if you’re reading this, you’re sitting in the United States, so what’s going on around us right now, whatever your political stripe, has become somewhat normalized to you, even as abnormal as it seems.
Thing is, there are a lot more people outside our borders than there inside them; it’s important, as a citizen of the world, to understand their perspectives on things as well.
The New York Times (don’t you dare say fake news; it’s unseemly) published this video recently, getting reaction to conditions on the ground here in the United States from citizens of other countries, from Senegal to Germany to New Zealand and everywhere in between. Just watch it; give yourself seven minutes or so to watch this video (and whatever ad they throw; it’s worth it), without distraction, and get a vision of how the rest of the world sees what we’re doing, or more accurately, not doing. You’ll also likely see some images you *haven’t* seen in U.S. Media, but rest assured, it’s on the level.
“American Exceptionalism” is certainly a thing. It’s just not necessarily what you thought it was.
