American Politics. It's synonymous with apple pie, the Star-Spangled Banner, baseball, Big Macs, silicone...and baguettes?
This election cycle has of course been spotlighted in the U.S., but it has impacted the international community as well. Expatriates and internationals alike have showcased a special interest not only in American politics, but more specifically, in Barack Obama.
During time spent abroad in Western Europe, many people approached me, wanting to know who exactly I backed for the 2008 election. "I would be so proud to know you, an American, who voted for Barack Obama," my French host mother told me. A German friend confessed, "Whether you realize it or not, your president is going to change my life, too."
Clearly, Barack Obama's image as "representing a little bit of all of us" holds true on a global scale.
"'The World Wants Obama Coalition'" of international and U.S. expatriate supporters has turned into a booming marketplace of campaign-related outreach -- mostly involving people who are not eleigible to vote in the United States but who are transfixed by the Obama candidacy. "Senator Obama looks different, he sounds different, and millions of non-Americans believe he will act differently," reads the coalition's manifesto. "We cannot vote in the 2008 U.S. election, but if we could, we'd back Obama."
As some Mariachi bands say-sing, "Viva Obama."
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And people got mad at Obama for traveling overseas... saying he wasn't the president yet and shouldn't be doing stuff like that (... right after saying that he has no foreign policy experience and needs to see what it's like on the ground in Iraq before offering solutions...).
Obama's overseas image is crucial to future relations with foreign countries, and with the world glaring at us, we should take a little piece of their advice into the voting booths.
But I guess the real question is, why should we care about other countries at all, especially considering our current state of a crumbling infrastructure? Should we only care about ourselves?
I agree in some parts of this topic. I know how the presidental election affects more then just our 50 states. But allowing other countries to get involved with the US election would only bring havoc. There would be a considerable amount of groups in the US that would think it to be unfare to US citizens. We do need to look out for other countries and their well-being, but I feel that we need to worry about what is going on here more so than whats outside. The hurricanes for example, like Obama was attempting to tell our country is that we need to take care of those who were hurt or at loss in some way. On the other hand I do believe that somehow involving other countries in one way or another wouldn't be a bad idea, but its something that will take lots of time and getting used to.
Oh, and here's the link to the article -- in case you cared to read it.
Obama's International Following
Yes, I would back Obama . He has it in him to change the US outcome of the future economy. He is willing to work on providing income for the citizens of the Unites State. In order to do that it will help with the international outcome. The value of the dollar is very low, and the Euro has become the main currency these days. I think Obama can put the US back on track.
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