Reply #16: I'm well aware of that [View All]

[DFW]

I have relatives living in Europe (my wife is German, ergo..).
I am also stationed in Europe, and have been for 25 years, speak
nine languages, am presently coming to you live and in color from
Central Europe, etc etc etc. I still say that the European press
and the sentiments of Europeans have little to no bearing on what
happens in the American elections. If they had, we would have had
nothing but Democrats from JFK onward. They were never more confounded
than when Reagan and Bush Lite were inaugurated. Not only Europe, for
that matter, but Latin America and most of Asia as well. Only Saudi
Arabia is a possible exception to that (Bush family connections).

I wish it were otherwise, but I think history bears me out. There is just
too much of the attitude in the USA that they don't care what "furriners"
think. This isn't always bad. The environmental movement mostly got its
start in the USA, as well as the non-smoking drive, and Europe has been
playing catch-up after initially mocking us for both. But as far as our
elections go, it doesn't seem to matter how much common sense they try
to pound into us. Too few people in the United States seem to be listening
to make a difference, relatives or not.