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Grins

(7,218 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:02 PM Jun 2020

"The whole world is watching us". - CBS Sunday Morning

This was terrific!

Ted Koppel does a segment with that title. Shows Russians and Chinese governments pointing to the hell going on in the U.S. and point out, THIS is the country you admire? THIS is the model nation for the world?

And because of Trump - and the Republican Party! - all of it is true. The comments from the British and Frence are dead-on!

I haven’t seen this posted on the video page, but I encourage you to find it and watch!

On edit: Program date is today; 07 June ‘20

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"The whole world is watching us". - CBS Sunday Morning (Original Post) Grins Jun 2020 OP

We're #25! Loge23 Jun 2020 #1

Watch bdamomma Jun 2020 #2

honestly, other countries should not look up to US AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #3

Loge23

(3,922 posts)

1. We're #25!

Reply to Grins (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:13 PM

Jun 2020

Ranked 25th as a "Flawed Democracy" in the Economist Intelligence Unit's listing of all world countries.
25th!
Can access through wiki here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index

bdamomma

(63,877 posts)

2. Watch

Reply to Grins (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:17 PM

Jun 2020

out for Putin, he wants to be #1.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

3. honestly, other countries should not look up to US

Reply to Grins (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 04:44 PM

Jun 2020

there are far better model societies to look up to: Canada for example.

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