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Having lived in England for over eight years now I can easily tell you that many here hate America no matter who is President. > My experiences mirror yours. To the credit of most ex-US areas they > distinguish between US people and US government. I am pondering from a > phenomenological point of view why we are concerned about other >countries' > opinions while others could care less about ours (and I've seen this >first > hand especially when the Soviet Union fell apart where I heard on more > than one occasion "Your opinion about who we elect means nothing-this is > our country", and seen it in Spain, Britain, Germany and France) > > Perhaps, because in the world's timeframe we're still new kids on the > block, so to speak, so we want other's approval? > > it's just a curious US phenomenon... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Gallaher" <micdave@hiwaay.net> > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:48 PM > Subject: RE: OT Re: If the world could vote > > >>I don't know how much you've traveled abroad, but from my limited >> experience, I can tell you that the last eight years have made many >> people--who previously admired America--fearful and distrustful of >> America. >> Those in Europe who either remember or have families who suffered >through >> the 1930s and 40s are especially sensitive to seeing one person or small >> group of persons get too much concentrated power in a great >> industrialized >> state. When I was in Italy in 2005, an older gentleman who spoke >English >> asked me over coffee one morning: "Did your country not learn the >> lessons >> of World War II?" >> >> dave >> >> >> Sure, but that's my point. I'm speaking from a >> cultural/anthropological/phenomenological perspective. We teach our >> kids >> to do what they think is right and not worry about what others think. We >> live our lives as artists flipping the proverbial bird at many and >doing >> our >> >> thing regardless of reviews. Yet in national politics we need to be >> loved....Very few countries in the rest of the world show concern to >what >> the rest of the world thinks of their candidates. Just an >observation... >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nick" <ParadoxQuine@gmail.com> >> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:19 PM >> Subject: Re: If the world could vote >> >> >>> well, it'd be nice to not elect someone who will make the rest of the >>> world hate us, wouldn't it? >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 7:50 PM, <mike@michaelplishka.com> wrote: >>>> Why is there a fascination in the US about wondering who the rest of >>>> the >>>> world would want? >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <phaslem@wightman.ca> >>>> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 5:32 PM >>>> Subject: If the world could vote >>>> >>>> >>>>> It doesn't count towards anything, but it is interesting to see what >>>>> folks >>>>> around the world would like to see happen in this election. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You can vote too - just click on the red "VOTE" tab on the left side >>>>> of >>>>> the screen. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.iftheworldcouldvote.com/results >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Paul Haslem >>>>> www.dulcify.ca >>>>> Ontario, Canada >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > >