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Originally Posted by ottopilot
Sixpack de Joe in France is as about as informed on the intricacies of US laws and politics as Joe Sixpack in Washington DC regarding France. They're probably more up to date on their local versions of Dancing with the Stars.
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I must respectfully disagree. A large number of my friends and acquaintances (not to mention my entire family, on both sides) are international citizens, including Europeans... and they know FAR more about what's going on in US politics than your average American knows about what's going on in other countries' politics, let alone American politics. It's not about "celebrity" status. American elections and policies have direct implications on just about every other country in the world, and it's very much in the interest of those populations to know and understand what is going on in our nation.
And yeah, see what rb said.