Not a good excuse for a nation that thinks "International News" means from inter-state. I am an Australian living in London. Australia is an (almost) equally large landmass a lot further from anywhere than the US, with a lot smaller population and a similar culture. Yet after spending some time in America I was amazed at how much more Australians travel and understand the rest of the world in comparison. And although our media is also predictably controlled by its own interests we do have a lot more information available about world events, probably due to demand.
I dont think that it is so much of a perspective problem, I think that America needs to readjust its view of where it fits in the world. Have a look around folks....why dont people like you? Have a go at understanding that, maybe try and fix it. But hey, not with bombs, alright?
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Not a good excuse for a nation that thinks "International News" means from inter-state. I am an Australian living in London. Australia is an (almost) equally large landmass a lot further from anywhere than the US, with a lot smaller population and a similar culture. Yet after spending some time in America I was amazed at how much more Australians travel and understand the rest of the world in comparison. And although our media is also predictably controlled by its own interests we do have a lot more information available about world events, probably due to demand.
I dont think that it is so much of a perspective problem, I think that America needs to readjust its view of where it fits in the world. Have a look around folks....why dont people like you? Have a go at understanding that, maybe try and fix it. But hey, not with bombs, alright?