tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post8643696848037200099..comments2024-03-14T02:53:31.171+00:00Comments on Tom Bennett's School Report: Washington DC part 1: What schools can learn from AmericaTom Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03211959016018081924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-76203100762333727212016-10-31T04:22:46.123+00:002016-10-31T04:22:46.123+00:00Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the pl...Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play? Tom Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211959016018081924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-63699076233971055612016-10-27T12:08:52.672+01:002016-10-27T12:08:52.672+01:00"America does democracy like Apple does iPhon..."America does democracy like Apple does iPhones: better than anyone else."<br /><br />America does democracy like The World Wrestling Federation does big fight night, rigged bouts between grotesque charicatures spewing empty rhetoric and going through carefully choreographed moves to whip up partisan crowds and soundbite headlines. Evidence? Switch on any news channel right now Tom and believe what your eyes are telling you. Democracy has left the building.<br /><br />In your ebullient paragraphs about the myths and stories Americans tell themselves, Manifest Destiny seems to have slipped under your radar or the fact that in living memory large parts of the country were white supremacist, aparthied states.<br /><br />I know the Brits like to be polite guests but this overcooked turkey of a piece is in danger of choking the reader with supersized dollops of waffle syrup. It sounds like a great trip Tom but go easy on the Kool Aid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com