As Josef Joffe, the publisher and editor of the prestigious German weekly Die Zeit, wrote in a web posting: “The spirit of the times is for Obama — even if less so in Asia, Africa and Latin America than in western Europe. But an optical illusion may be influencing our mood — notably the comforting picture that it is not America but George W. Bush that is the problem. Out goes the ‘cowboy’, in comes Change and Hope, and we can love America again.”
Well, let me rephrase that for you, Mr. Joffe, and you let me know how this one works for you.
The spirit of the times is for Helmut Kohl -- even if less so in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union than in western Europe. But an optical illusion may be influencing our mood -- notably the comforting picture that it is not Germany but Hitler that was the problem. Out goes the 'stormtrooper', in comes Change and Hope, and we can love Germany again.
I think maybe one benefit of the doubt deserves another, eh? At least consider it?
Also, where does he get off including "Africa" in his comprehensive survey? Last I heard, at least the Kenyans were pretty pumped.
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