Friday, October 04, 2013 10:40:12 PM
World reacts to U.S. shutdown with laughter, dismay
Posted: 2:06 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013
[ VIDEO ]
Architect of the Capitol
The western front of the United States Capitol. The Neoclassical style building is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall.
By ELIZABETH HAGEDORN
Courtesy of Newsy.com
If you thought the shutdown debate in the U.S was ugly, just wait until you see the international reaction.
“You can’t handle the truth.”
“You have been hijacked.”
“There will be no negotiations.” (Via CNN)
From Lebanon to Australia, just about everyone has something to say. (Via The Daily Star .. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Columnist/2013/Sep-30/232997-is-john-boehner-the-worst-us-house-speaker-ever.ashx#axzz2gUHge8Qi , The Australian .. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/global-risks-of-a-us-shutdown/story-e6frg71x-1226730277947 )
French newspaper Le Monde .. http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2013/10/01/jefferson-reveille-toi-ils-sont-devenus-fous_3487686_3232.html .. evoked the founding fathers, writing, “Wake up, Jefferson, they’ve gone crazy!”
Malaysian newspaper Awani may have summed up the reaction best, saying the shutdown “leaves the world scratching its head.” (Via Astro Awani .. http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/us-shutdown-leaves-the-world-scratching-its-head-23063 )
As the shutdown debate continues in the U.S., journalists across the pond reacted with a mix of bemusement and disapproval at the partisan gridlock.
A headline from The Independent read .. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/americans-sneeze-and-brits-catch-the-flu-a-us-shut-down-poses-risks-to-the-uk-economy-8847612.html , “Americans sneeze and Brits catch the flu.”
Then there was this BBC .. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24342521 .. opinion column that compared what’s happening in Washington to the crisis in Syria, noting, “Even in the middle of its ongoing civil war, the Syrian government has continued to pay its bills.”
And others in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt suggested on Twitter the outrage over the U.S. shutdown was overblown, considering their governments deal with far worse crises. (Via Twitter / @kinnareads ..
And naturally, the coverage from the Russian media didn’t disappoint, like this backhanded shutdown tribute from RT .. http://rt.com/usa/us-government-shutdown-memes-570/ .
But on a serious note, as the shutdown drags on, the ripple effects are setting in across the world.
Canada’s The Globe and Mail .. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/border-snarls-economic-headwinds-feared-as-canada-weighs-us-shutdown-impact/article14623236/ .. examines the impact the shutdown could have on exports.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s largest newspaper assured readers the budget impasse wouldn’t result in the U.S. reducing its military presence. (Via The Chosun Ilbo .. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/10/01/2013100100520.html )
Interestingly enough, the reaction by some in China has been positive with users on microblogging site Sina Weibo .. http://news.sina.com.cn/w/z/shutdown2013/index.shtml .. saying the shutdown demonstrates a good thing: There are limits placed on the U.S. government.
Of course, it’s not the shutdown that has international observers most concerned. A failure to raise the debt ceiling by Congress’ mid-October deadline would likely destabilize financial markets worldwide.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/world-reacts-us-shutdown-laughter-dismay/nbFDH/
.. see the photo up there .. it's a pity many of the same extreme minority of US voters
who take the words of the bible literally also take the name of that house to mean those
inside should be more white, too .. from S Africa, "there is a lot of sniggering going on" ..
..
Posted: 2:06 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013
[ VIDEO ]
Architect of the Capitol
The western front of the United States Capitol. The Neoclassical style building is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall.
By ELIZABETH HAGEDORN
Courtesy of Newsy.com
If you thought the shutdown debate in the U.S was ugly, just wait until you see the international reaction.
“You can’t handle the truth.”
“You have been hijacked.”
“There will be no negotiations.” (Via CNN)
From Lebanon to Australia, just about everyone has something to say. (Via The Daily Star .. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Columnist/2013/Sep-30/232997-is-john-boehner-the-worst-us-house-speaker-ever.ashx#axzz2gUHge8Qi , The Australian .. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/global-risks-of-a-us-shutdown/story-e6frg71x-1226730277947 )
French newspaper Le Monde .. http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2013/10/01/jefferson-reveille-toi-ils-sont-devenus-fous_3487686_3232.html .. evoked the founding fathers, writing, “Wake up, Jefferson, they’ve gone crazy!”
Malaysian newspaper Awani may have summed up the reaction best, saying the shutdown “leaves the world scratching its head.” (Via Astro Awani .. http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/us-shutdown-leaves-the-world-scratching-its-head-23063 )
As the shutdown debate continues in the U.S., journalists across the pond reacted with a mix of bemusement and disapproval at the partisan gridlock.
A headline from The Independent read .. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/americans-sneeze-and-brits-catch-the-flu-a-us-shut-down-poses-risks-to-the-uk-economy-8847612.html , “Americans sneeze and Brits catch the flu.”
Then there was this BBC .. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24342521 .. opinion column that compared what’s happening in Washington to the crisis in Syria, noting, “Even in the middle of its ongoing civil war, the Syrian government has continued to pay its bills.”
And others in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt suggested on Twitter the outrage over the U.S. shutdown was overblown, considering their governments deal with far worse crises. (Via Twitter / @kinnareads ..
/ @Kemety ..Africans fretting over US govt shutdown. Please. it happens.Even with shutdown, US will function better than fully operation African govts.
— Kinna Likimani (@kinnareads) October 1, 2013
/ @elnathan .. https://twitter.com/elnathan/status/384899587259236352 )If the #US can do a #shutdown, why were they giving the #Egypt-ian people hard time when we were doing a #Restart? :-) #June30
— Aly Elziba2 (@elziba2) October 1, 2013
And naturally, the coverage from the Russian media didn’t disappoint, like this backhanded shutdown tribute from RT .. http://rt.com/usa/us-government-shutdown-memes-570/ .
But on a serious note, as the shutdown drags on, the ripple effects are setting in across the world.
Canada’s The Globe and Mail .. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/border-snarls-economic-headwinds-feared-as-canada-weighs-us-shutdown-impact/article14623236/ .. examines the impact the shutdown could have on exports.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s largest newspaper assured readers the budget impasse wouldn’t result in the U.S. reducing its military presence. (Via The Chosun Ilbo .. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/10/01/2013100100520.html )
Interestingly enough, the reaction by some in China has been positive with users on microblogging site Sina Weibo .. http://news.sina.com.cn/w/z/shutdown2013/index.shtml .. saying the shutdown demonstrates a good thing: There are limits placed on the U.S. government.
Of course, it’s not the shutdown that has international observers most concerned. A failure to raise the debt ceiling by Congress’ mid-October deadline would likely destabilize financial markets worldwide.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/world-reacts-us-shutdown-laughter-dismay/nbFDH/
.. see the photo up there .. it's a pity many of the same extreme minority of US voters
who take the words of the bible literally also take the name of that house to mean those
inside should be more white, too .. from S Africa, "there is a lot of sniggering going on" ..
..
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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