Why are you so interested in another country's politics?

[101combatvet]

90% of us feel that way at one time or another.
The other 10% are ego-maniacs.


And as for the rest of the world's interest, maybe I am a typical American (and the opposite of a Russian) in that it creeps me out, more than a little.
No joke, it is a little like being a nation in a fishbowl, with everyone looking in.
Every day, it seems that this world leaves fewer and fewer options for people who just want to be left alone.

Most are liberal shits that want globalization which is vile in my opinion. They are anarchists that need to be informed to plot the next attack.

[Gooner]

And as for the rest of the world's interest, maybe I am a typical American (and the opposite of a Russian) in that it creeps me out, more than a little.
No joke, it is a little like being a nation in a fishbowl, with everyone looking in.
Every day, it seems that this world leaves fewer and fewer options for people who just want to be left alone.

"There is only one thing on the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."

[The Exorcist]

They have meaningless lives.

90% of us feel that way at one time or another.
The other 10% are ego-maniacs.


And as for the rest of the world's interest, maybe I am a typical American (and the opposite of a Russian) in that it creeps me out, more than a little.
No joke, it is a little like being a nation in a fishbowl, with everyone looking in.
Every day, it seems that this world leaves fewer and fewer options for people who just want to be left alone.

[101combatvet]

They have meaningless lives.

[Emtos]

Slick has another hard time to understand how things work in rest of the world...

[slick_miester]

To be fair though there is always an interest in American politics simply because you're one of the biggest economyies in the world. If America sneezes we all catch a cold.

Is it that simple though? Of course there's a lot of interconnectedness, today moreso than ever, but does every little blip in the US cause ripples in the UK or Europe? And how about those times when it works in reverse? Late-'90s default in Russia and the Asian Tiger currency crisis were not DC's or Motown's or Wall Street's doing. Maybe you blokes should be broadening your gaze.

Or perhaps you don't think that your politics suck enough. Case in point:

History will be out on Trump as to him being a good president or a bad one. Sometimes you need someone to stir things up. Whether now is one of those times is going to fill masses of bookshelves in a thousand libraries.

Like as not they'll Gordon Brown his a$$.

[DARKPLACE]

To be fair though there is always an interest in American politics simply because you're one of the biggest economyies in the world. If America sneezes we all catch a cold.

History will be out on Trump as to him being a good president or a bad one. Sometimes you need someone to stir things up. Whether now is one of those times is going to fill masses of bookshelves in a thousand libraries.

[Half Pint John]

My thoughts as well!

Didn't you vote for the status quo with Cruz. SOS.

[Trung Si]

The British media want world politics to be working in the way they think it ought to be working. The facts of Brexit in the UK and the US electing Trump run exactly opposite of how they belive the world should be working and are extremely upsetting to them and they are desperate to find any sign no matter how faint that the last year has been a demented nightmare and things are going to get back to what they would class as normal.

My thoughts as well!

[Karri]

And that's why you all watch the Kardashians

The fact is that for a lot of people the USA is just more interesting than their own countries and neighbours.

Nah, for that we have the crazy brexit people. Never know what those goofballs are up to.

[Half Pint John]

Saw Mr Warmth once, at Foxwoods in Connecticut. Funny as hell. Much funnier than The Donald.

Damn John. Now you've got me waxing all nostalgic for all those great comics who did Johnny Carson when I was a kid. For Don Rickles my folks let me stay up late. Another one missed is Buddy Hackett. His nose hair bit still puts me in stitches.

So many other great ones gone. How did we live without the Swamp People, Pawn Shops, Duck Dyaansty

and other great present day hit such a NJ House Wives and the #1 The Carddshians. Gesh, I could rather suffer through the Lawrence Welk Show

Something else, when did the word F>U>C>K become OK everyday language?

FKn vulgar as Trump

[slick_miester]

Like Don Rickles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJgDtDupJg

Butt Trump isn't funny nor amusing.

Saw Mr Warmth once, at Foxwoods in Connecticut. Funny as hell. Much funnier than The Donald.

Damn John. Now you've got me waxing all nostalgic for all those great comics who did Johnny Carson when I was a kid. For Don Rickles my folks let me stay up late. Another one missed is Buddy Hackett. His nose hair bit still puts me in stitches.

[Half Pint John]

There's that, plus the fact that ,like him or not, Mr Trump has great entertainment value.

Like Don Rickles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJgDtDupJg

Butt Trump isn't funny nor amusing.

[slick_miester]

^ Once, to Norway. Had me some fun in Norway.

[Gooner]

You've never been to Scandihoovia.