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No, Paris didn't ring church bells for Biden. And London's fireworks had more to do with Guy Fawkes.
No, Paris didnt ring church bells for Biden. And Londons fireworks had more to do with Guy Fawkes.
Sorry, America, its not all about you.
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No, Paris didnt ring church bells for Biden. And Londons fireworks had more to do with Guy Fawkes.
By Karla Adam
November 9, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. EST
LONDON Sorry, America, it's not all about you. ... Not long after former vice president Joe Biden was pronounced victorious in the U.S. presidential race, church bells could be heard in Paris and colorful firework displays lit up skies over several British cities.
The displays prompted many media outlets and social media users to conclude that Europeans, who arent sad to see President Trump go, were celebrating the outcome of the election. ... The Hill website ran an article with the headline: Fireworks in London, Edinburgh as Biden win celebrated abroad. ... On Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update host Colin Jost quipped: Do you know how bad you have to be for Paris to ring church bells when you lose?
But while many around the world were obsessing about the U.S. election, not everything that happened Saturday was related. ... Fact-checkers with French newspaper Libération reported that while the Paris mayor does sometimes ask the Paris Diocese to ring bells to mark political events, that did not happen in this case. Indeed, the bells that could be heard were not in Paris at all, but the suburb of Meudon.
The Diocese of Nanterre, which oversees the area, confirmed that the bells of Notre-Dame de lAssomption did sound on Saturday evening, but only because they were automatically programed to announce the 6 p.m. mass. ... A similar debunking took place in Britain.
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Karla Adam
Karla Adam is a London correspondent for The Washington Post. Follow https://twitter.com/karlaadam
No, Paris didnt ring church bells for Biden. And Londons fireworks had more to do with Guy Fawkes.
By Karla Adam
November 9, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. EST
LONDON Sorry, America, it's not all about you. ... Not long after former vice president Joe Biden was pronounced victorious in the U.S. presidential race, church bells could be heard in Paris and colorful firework displays lit up skies over several British cities.
The displays prompted many media outlets and social media users to conclude that Europeans, who arent sad to see President Trump go, were celebrating the outcome of the election. ... The Hill website ran an article with the headline: Fireworks in London, Edinburgh as Biden win celebrated abroad. ... On Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update host Colin Jost quipped: Do you know how bad you have to be for Paris to ring church bells when you lose?
But while many around the world were obsessing about the U.S. election, not everything that happened Saturday was related. ... Fact-checkers with French newspaper Libération reported that while the Paris mayor does sometimes ask the Paris Diocese to ring bells to mark political events, that did not happen in this case. Indeed, the bells that could be heard were not in Paris at all, but the suburb of Meudon.
The Diocese of Nanterre, which oversees the area, confirmed that the bells of Notre-Dame de lAssomption did sound on Saturday evening, but only because they were automatically programed to announce the 6 p.m. mass. ... A similar debunking took place in Britain.
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Karla Adam
Karla Adam is a London correspondent for The Washington Post. Follow https://twitter.com/karlaadam
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No, Paris didn't ring church bells for Biden. And London's fireworks had more to do with Guy Fawkes. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2020
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Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)1. Now go suck your thumb if that makes you feel better, little Donny
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)2. I would prefer our allies to keep hands off anyway
and of course are enemies as well. It should be whatever side wins, our foreign policy shouldn't be driven by the needs of other countries, and those coalitions which support liberal democracy should transcend whatever party is in charge.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)3. But newspapers in various countries sure had headlines about the election....
and seemed happy about the outcome.
BlueMTexpat
(15,366 posts)5. This! eom
CatLady78
(1,041 posts)6. That is being a bit of a buzz-kill
Most countries would like America to have sane leadership. Or Xi Ping/Putin would be among the most powerful leaders in the world.
JI7
(89,247 posts)7. Maybe those things weren't but the world WAS and IS excited and relieved
If you look at comment sections of those happy about Biden winning and Trump losing , many of them are from people in other countries.