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ORIGINAL: KenDckey

I have noticed that as a general rule of thumb (that means it happens more often than not) one or more of the following has caused all the problems of the world:

   President Bush
  Prime Minister Blair
  Republicans
  Isreal

I couldn't find any statistics about how many registered voters were Republican and how many were Democrat but I would venture to say that it is probably 50/50% give or take a few points.

I did find it interesting (from Wikipedia) that the Democratic Party is upset with Hilary Clinton over her support for the War in Iraq.  Wierd.

I also find it strange that a lot of the anti-above list comments come from Non-US members.  Which is OK I guess, but it makes me wonder why they are involved in American Politics? 

I have also noted that regardless of what the political discussion is, it changes to something else within the first 10-20 comments.

Anyway, my question is, can anyone explain all this?   How can it be?

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it makes me wonder why they are involved in American Politics? 

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Perhaps because America is involved in the politics of every nation on earth?

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ORIGINAL: CrappyDom

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it makes me wonder why they are involved in American Politics? 

Perhaps because America is involved in the politics of every nation on earth?

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ORIGINAL: Kedicat

And bad diet. Oh and smoking. Religion. Non normal mediocre behaviour. Too much booze and not enough booze.

And My damn nose hair.

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ORIGINAL: Kedicat

And My damn nose hair.

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ORIGINAL: NorthernGent

Ken,

I also find it strange that a lot of the anti-above list comments come from Non-US members.  Which is OK I guess, but it makes me wonder why they are involved in American Politics? 
 
I've said this before on here. I don't buy into the notion that Americans know nothing about the world. It is nonsense. I can fully understand why many Americans haven't been outside of America - it's a big place, there's lots to see. It's not comparable to the British going abroad because we only live in a small place and when we do go abroad it tends to be Europe which is probably a similar size to the US. So, by no means am I anti-American and do not buy into a lot of the insults aimed at Americans - obviously, there are more of you so it is not difficult to aim insults in your direction because by virtue of population size there will always be a group who fit the stereotype. Also, due to the power the US holds you are the most visible nation on the planet and thus an easy object for ill-conceived views.

Personally, I couldn't give a flying one what goes on inside the US. I find other parts of the world much more interesting - just a matter of personal taste. Although I do think you seem to be an amazingly idiosyncratic society (based on observations from the comfort of a house thousands of miles away) - that in itself is interesting.

However, US foreign policy is a threat to world peace and stability and you'll find this is what the majority of people have an interest in. Trust me, you're not the topic on everyone's lips and if it weren't for your foreign policy you'd just be another run-of-the-mill country with the bonus of producing films, television and other items of popular culture that Brits tend to lap up.

Regards