How Western media would cover the US election (14 Nov)
Opinion by Karen Attiah
Global Opinions editor
November 14, 2020 at 9:50 a.m. EST
The United States, the former British colony already rocked this year by ethnic conflict and mass protests over extrajudicial killings by police, may finally have a new leader after weeks of political turmoil ...
In the midst of the divisive election, the United States, known for its Dunkin’ Donuts-powered economy and for exporting its own brand of democracy, has been devastated by the covid-19 pandemic, which the beleaguered regime .. has been unable to control ...
... Now, instead of beginning a peaceful transition process, Trump has hunkered down in the presidential palace ...
“In America, there is a term called ‘polarization’ that they like to use to describe the political situation,” said Andrew Darcy Morthington, a U.K.-based commentator and expert on U.S. affairs. His last trip to the country was in 1997, for a three-day panel conference in Washington ...
A number of Americans and British citizens believe that the country was perhaps never ready to manage its affairs independently, but American politicians are resisting the prospect of renewed British influence ...
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