[workerbee]

Yet it sometimes seems we get better (truthful, balanced) coverage of our politics from the Brits than the American press. Why is that?

[truthguy]

Yet it sometimes seems we get better (truthful, balanced) coverage of our politics from the Brits than the American press. Why is that?

Your partially correct. Sometimes the British Press will cover stories the American Press won't touch. For example when we have riots here that have a racial component, the British Press is more likely to point out this, whereas the American Press is so PC it's sickening. And the Brits love it when they can show America having problems. They thrive on that.

But the British Press is very lousy covering American Politics. They really don't understand American Politics very well. I know a Brit who has lived here for over 25 years and just got American Citizenship about 5 years ago. He's a bright and educated fellow. But he told me that he didn't understand American Politics until he had lived here 10-15 years at least. It took that long.