America - A View From Britain

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Set your VCRs to channel 5 on 20 Sept at 7:15 pm

Dan Snow, son of BBC veteran Peter Snow, made a documentary on America.

If the write up is anything to go by, it's clear why the BBC isn't airing the program.

I haven't been able to find the write up online. My wife found it in one of the sunday magazines and cut it out for me. Unfortunately she doesn't know which magazine or paper it is from. The cutting only says "Night&Day" at the bottome of the page. The heading says "Them and US" in red white and blue.

The name of the program is "Don't Get Me Started! Dan Snow on God Bless America".

Quote

"Let's be serious about the fundamentals. America's massive economy is the engine of global economic growth and ensures that nearly all of us, not just in the West, enjoy higher standards of lving than ever before. America's championing of democracy has led to the extension of political rights and freedoms to millions worldwide. Her military might guarantees our security and provides us with essential hardware and intelligence."

And

"Its foreign policy aims are simple: stop the spread of nuclear weapons, foster international growth and free trade and promote democracy. All of these, of course, promote American interests. Buth why not? This system enriches Americans, but it enriches us, too. And what is wrong with promoting democracy in the Arab world? They did it successfully in western Europe, Japan and South Korea; why not in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iraq?"

Words you will never hear on the BBC.

It's called bias by omission.
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