Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of the Pond?
Jonah Goldberg, LA Times | February 24, 2010
US Liberals tend to think the grass is always greener on the other side of the pond. ++ These intellectuals look to other countries as evidence of America's shortcomings. ++ The problem is that these people only see what they want to see and ignore each country’s unique context. ++ “The Soviets are in the dustbin of history; Japan Inc. is in its second "lost decade"; Europe is in an economic crisis; China's problems are hard to see because Beijing likes it that way.” ++ What this idealization of international models comes down to is power envy.
