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Politics of another country?
- Thread starter Randy
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Yep, politics in other countries can have a massive impact as the world is incredibly interconnected now. This is not entirely new, as the world system has had an impact on national and local politics for centuries now. However the speed at which it happens now is vastly quicker. The time it took for the financial crisis to reach different countries could be measured in minutes.
You think the internet has anything to do with how connected the globe is these days?
Not directly, no, but just as we don't live in a vacuum, countries don't exist by themselves. What we do here in America, for instance, does have an effect elsewhere.
Yes, the politics of other countries do affect our lives; and interesting to keep up with them. But I'm thinking that may not be so important because I really don't think we need to or should be so involved. We are, in fact, the "Ugly Americans" when we try to tell other sovereign nations what sort of government they SHOULD have, and try to, and do influence those decisions. Like we are the only ones in the world who know how things should be done.
I think we need to perfect ourselves before we go around telling others how to do it; and we seem to be far from setting the perfect example.
Winston Churchill said it best (paraphrasing): "Americans will always do the right thing after doing everything else first."Like we are the only ones in the world who know how things should be done.
Well, it's about time we GOT WITH IT!
That is what we do! Shame on us
Makes sense. But what about if North Korea bombed us with a long range nuclear bomb? Would you feel any different?
You woudn't feel anything because you'd be dead.
