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So, it seems that the esteemed left-leaning UK newspaper The Guardian has been trying its hand at joining the US election campaign, by inviting readers to write to non-aligned voters in Clark County, Ohio.
( I have mixed feelings about this… )
Anyhow, I reckon the Guardian has shot itself in the foot a bit here. Yes, there is probably a need for greater person-to-person communication about the effects of all countries’ foreign policy, but right before an election is not the time to do it. Unfortunately, there seems to be a section of the US population that regards the preferences of non-Americans to be by definition bad for America, so expressing a preference might be counter-productive.
If you disagree, and you aren’t eligible to vote next week, and you want to have a say, check out this site before the end of the weekend.
Oh, and one final question to any Americans reading this: I was really intrigued about all the references to teeth in those responses from the US – is it a common stereotype in the US, that we Brits all have bad teeth? I hadn’t heard that one before. :)
(Disclaimer – although I do read The Guardian on occasion, and I do value a point of view that believes that society is more than a collection of individuals, the sixth word in this post is not completely devoid of irony…)
( I have mixed feelings about this… )
Anyhow, I reckon the Guardian has shot itself in the foot a bit here. Yes, there is probably a need for greater person-to-person communication about the effects of all countries’ foreign policy, but right before an election is not the time to do it. Unfortunately, there seems to be a section of the US population that regards the preferences of non-Americans to be by definition bad for America, so expressing a preference might be counter-productive.
If you disagree, and you aren’t eligible to vote next week, and you want to have a say, check out this site before the end of the weekend.
Oh, and one final question to any Americans reading this: I was really intrigued about all the references to teeth in those responses from the US – is it a common stereotype in the US, that we Brits all have bad teeth? I hadn’t heard that one before. :)
(Disclaimer – although I do read The Guardian on occasion, and I do value a point of view that believes that society is more than a collection of individuals, the sixth word in this post is not completely devoid of irony…)
