Britain has a new prime minister, third this year. Short video animations showing the entrance to 10 Downing Street as a revolving door have long been circulating on the internet. That's how far it is. That's how far the country has sunk.

It hurts to watch the fall of this once sane nation that could laugh at itself and its quirks. And it hurts me especially: I fell in love with the language, the culture and the humor of the British more than two decades ago; my daughter is english, scottish and german.

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