Or as James Fallows-, or anyone else who has spent a good deal of time overseas may:
Pretty soon I will lay off the "As a Rip van Winkle returnee to your country, what I notice is…." approach. But I have to say that it is striking to come back — from the world of controlled media and not-always-accurate "official truth" in China — and see the world’s most mature democracy, informed by the world’s dominant media system, at a time of perceived economic crisis and under brand new political leadership, getting tied up by manufactured misinformation. No matter what party you belong to, you can’t think this is a sign of health for the Republic.
Better be careful, Saint Sarah may send you off to the death room.