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Originally Posted by Texpat  Are you suggesting that Americans should consider the opinion of Swedes and Somalis when casting their vote?
How would you react to the suggestion that Britons heavily consider Americans opinions when voting?
It's a garbage story of a garbage observation.
And if global affairs has any play in this domestic election, it certainly won't have Obama winning. |
Nations are not isolated from each other, but depend on mutual relationships. A good chunk of any country's population do consider foreign opinions, it is a (small) part of what informs voting behaviour.
As for the Britons, in contrast to some Americans, they do not constantly go on about being world leaders while dismissing everybody else's opinion and going red in the face when someone suggests they listen.