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On US election days, I wonder how it feels to people in other countries, knowing that the outcome has an impact on them but being unable to act.

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Nov 6 '12, 06:58

The scary part is, I would say the overwhelming majority of US voters do not put ANY consideration into the impact of their vote on the rest of the world.

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ppl.learn to live with the fact the american public is stupid and should never be underestimated - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 07:04 4
- we have to live with that too. ;P -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:05 3
  - see :) - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 07:07 2
    - yeah, that's true. it's our own damn fault. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:12 1
      - whare do you think anti-americanism comes from? - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 6, 07:18
we care, but it's not our leader, we just have to live with your subsequent reality. but, our daily lives aren't altered. -- nm - Moneypandie Nov 6, 07:04
I was reading an article today in Metro that Conservatives here are more likely to choose Obama than Romney. -- (link) - LMS Nov 6, 07:02 1
- No British paper has dared to endorse Romney, though his foreign policy tour probably had something to do with that -- nm - Roger More, attempting re-entry Nov 6, 07:20
The same way those of us who live in states other than Ohio, Florida, and Virginia feel -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 06:58 2
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- at least you get a vote. -- nm - loosilu Nov 6, 07:00

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On US election days, I wonder how it feels to people in other countries, knowing that the outcome has an impact on them but being unable to act.

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