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Originally Posted by HarryT
With the very greatest respect, Kaz, what the president of the United States does can - and often does - have an impact way beyond the borders of the US, so I think that those of us in other countries are entitled to have (and express) opinions on the US elections. It has far more effect on me who the president of the United States is than it affects you who the British prime minister is.
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You are absolutely correct, HarryT, which is why I made the comment about my choice of examples being a poor one.
Once again, it goes back to my posting about "what I know". I hadn't really considered the impact of our elections in the global arena. When it comes to the presidential elections, I have always felt that it boils down to the lesser of two evils! Who will do the least amount of damage to my little world. I would like to say that I am more enlightened and "globally aware" but I am afraid I am more apt to worry about my home, family and community than anything else.
What I should have stayed with was the negative comments about life in the US, ie. education, gun control, etc. I sometimes feel that the rest of the world only gets a narrow view of us through the media. The same narrow view that I get about other countries. I do not want to base my opinions on what we are fed by the media and since I have no personal experience outside the US, I don't fell comfortable publicly voicing an opinion one way or the other.
Kaz