So the BBC billboard you see on the left was recently erected a block away from our offices here in midtown, atop one of my favorite pizza joints. They present a picture that captures the feel of a current news item, like immigration on the left, and then ask you to text a number to choose between two stark choices as to what that image means to you. On the left, the choice is "citizens" or "criminals." Of course either answer could be correct so it's a litmus test for how you feel about immigrants in general.
The current litmus test is an image from Iraq with US troops in it, and the choice is between "occupiers" and "liberators." It's amusing to see the famously nuanced Brits putting the world in such stark black and white terms. It also amused me to see that even in the heart of Manhattan we weren't going to take the bait. The tally when I walked by this morning was 60 on the "occupier" side and 304 on the "liberator" side. The Democrats and some major media outlets would have us believe that we are all fatigued by the war and just want to cut and run. I think this billboard hints at the possibility that when given a stark choice, most Americans still believe we did the right thing and will probably have more patience than the pundits predict to make sure the job gets done. Stubborn and hopeful: peculiarly American traits that the rest of the world just doesn't understand sometimes.
haditha anyone?
Posted by: whitney houston | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 03:14 PM
despite the best attempts to prove otherwise, I'm afraid the word "Haditha" alone is not an actual argument for or against anything.
Posted by: Aatom | Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 03:29 PM