Let’s establish something guys: The United States isn’t stupid.

…So why is Time Magazine treating us as if we are?

Each week the international news periodical chooses several different covers to distribute to different world audiences.

Looking at a selection of American covers over the years it appears the folks at Time have a low opinion of  America’s high intellect.  

We’ll cut Time some slack. After all, the US is a very specific region. We care more about China then we’ll ever care about TinTin .  It’s smart business to put emphasis on local stories that resonate more with our population.

 But it’s time to draw some lines…

How about when Putin took the lead in the Syria debates? We got a cover about college sports.

An impending epidemic? Nah, Americans are more interested in Vegas

 What should Americans be anxious about? Certainly not Egypt. 

And don’t even DREAM of talking about a Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo is Voldemort -that is to say- we don’t talk about it. Heaven forbid Time offend anyone’s delicate sensibilities!

See, we know that everyone who buys the magazine is going to get the same information inside, but that doesn’t hide the fact that they are concealing stories that (under any other circumstance) could be thought-provoking.

The American community is a diverse community. Our people, our culture, our ideas, they are the very products of globalization. Don’t we deserve a magazine that’s just as diverse as we are?

(To see all the varying covers feel free to browse Time’s website)