#foreign perspective

[mewmew-thehammer]

Being completely alone in another country is so far an very illuminating experience

[absurdlakefront]

Times change, and so must your country. Sad things happen, but we should try to stop more. Why do so many Americans want more sadness?

A Korean student of mine this morning when discussing the Orlando shooting after I tried to explain the second amendment resistance to gun laws.

[lexsolo]

Pakistan's Revolution - a Real Uprising or a Political Tantrum?

Pakistan's Revolution - a Real Uprising or a Political Tantrum? | An echo on the foreign view of #Pakistan's #Revolution

*This post was originally written for and posted at Operation Pakistan*

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to write a post on my view of the current revolution that’s going on in Pakistan. Since I’ve been paying close attention to the events that have unraveled since August, my opinion is pretty biased and doesn’t reflect the views of any foreigner that gets his/her sources from the mainstream…

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[roavl-blog]

The country is reacting strangely irrationally to the loss of its importance -- it is a reaction characterized primarily by rage. Significant portions of America simply want to return to a supposedly idyllic past. They devote almost no effort to reflection, and they condemn cleverness and intellect as elitist and un-American, as if people who hunt bears could seriously be expected to lead a world power. Demagogues stir up hatred and rage on television stations like Fox News. These parts of America, majorities in many states, ignorant of globalization and the international labor market, can do nothing but shout. They hate everything that is new and foreign to them.

Der Spiegel International, A Superpower in Decline: Is the American Dream Over?