{"id":963,"date":"2008-09-09T08:13:31","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T13:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2parse.com\/?p=963"},"modified":"2008-09-09T11:32:08","modified_gmt":"2008-09-09T16:32:08","slug":"a-country-unlike-any-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2parse.com\/?p=963","title":{"rendered":"A Country Unlike Any Other"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Drudge, that driver of all news stories, is headlining a new BBC poll<\/a> showing that the world, overwhelmingly supports Obama. This has been clear for some time, but it’s a positive development if Drudge is focusing on it.<\/p>\n

The Indian author and former top United Nations official Shashi Tharoor ((Tharoor came in second in straw polls<\/a> deciding who should replace Kofi Annan as Secretary-General.)) tried to explain why the world wants Obama several months ago in a talk he gave about America’s image in the world.
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Tharoor’s thesis is that there are two main “stories” of America told around the world – that of the powerful bully that is uncouth and rough and forces it’s way; and that of the open, pluralistic society where anyone can make something of themselves. Obama clearly represents this second story – and after 8 years of America playing into all the stereotypes of the first story, Tharoor thinks it’s time for a change:<\/p>\n

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[This is an excerpt. For the complete video, go to Fora.tv<\/a>.]<\/small><\/p>\n

At the end of this clip, he quotes from this article by Andrew Sullivan<\/a> from the Atlantic last year, my favorite excerpts of which are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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