You see, I can’t imagine that it could have been taken in
any modern, economically developed country other than the USA. It was
used to illustrate a news report on the fact that the cops in Cleveland
want a ban on guns at the upcoming Republican Convention (despite the Republicans being the very
people who jealously guard that section of the Constitution which gives every
citizen the right to bear arms. Nice irony, folks.)
Mr Trump says America is falling apart. Mr Obama
disagrees. I might for once agree with Mr T, but probably for different
reasons. The image of America that’s crossing the water is of a country
becoming dangerously polarised into those who want to keep the Middle Ages
going as long as possible, and those who want to evolve and catch up with nearly
everybody else. And please don’t shoot the messenger (irony is flowing freely
here.) I’m just saying that it’s the image which is coming over the water. And America does
sort of run NATO, doesn’t it?
* * *
So let’s get off the nasty stuff and onto something much
pleasanter – two more pictures of two animals that were very significant to me
in less troubled times. The first is Em doing her smart-but-a-bit-confused
collie dog look. The second is Ratty doing cool (and ‘the rustle I just heard
means that something is going to die pretty soon.’ OK, graphic but maybe not
particularly pleasant.)
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