Anyone here post from outside the US?......

[Joe the Liberal]

I'm curious to see how many people post on this board from outside the US, what country do you live in? and why do you care about American politics?

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. Your graphic is ...disturbing. ha ha

[Joe the Liberal]

2. Lol I think it's funny..........

kinda looks like Limbaugh hypnotizing you! :rofl:

[Doctor Cynic]

3. I'm just a short walk away from RIM Headquarters.

As for your second question, we're exposed to a lot of the stuff from the south. Being just a 3 hour drive from Detroit is important around here.

[SidDithers]

4. And I'm about an hour from you...

:hi:

Sid

[SidDithers]

5. Lots of Canadians here...nt

Sid

[Squatch]

6. Afghanistan

[iamthebandfanman]

7. thanks for serving n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Keep your head low and come home

you hear me?

[Brucie Kibbutz]

11. thank you for your service

:patriot:

[limit18]

20. Thanks again

[Adelante]

23. Stay safe, Squatch

:patriot:

[bdamomma]

28. be careful and we want you to come home.

[Oregone]

8. I post from BC, Canada

Im from the US but started leaving in 2004 when I started my family and business. I obviously care because I still have family, friends and assets that I left behind, including a home.

[JimboDem]

9. American In Canada

working in the **Gasp** Canadian Health Care System, and seriously, it is pretty amazing.
:thumbsup:

[PDJane]

12. Posting from Canada, here.

Toronto, Ontario. Why do I care about American politics? We sleep with the elephant in Canada. Everything you do either makes an impact or eventually migrates north.

I'm still waiting for the Bush bunch to be indicted.

[Cid_B]

13. Servicemember in Germany...

[laundry_queen]

14. 'nother Canadian.

Here for the same reasons stated upthread. Also I have many online American friends and I like to know what I'm talking about when we're debating. :P

[Solly Mack]

15. Germany. Because I'm an American.

[LeftishBrit]

16. I post from England

I have a lot of relatives and friends in America. Also, my country is strongly affected by what America does.

[MrModerate]

17. Australia. Because I'm an Amurrican . . .

Even though I'm happy to have spent 15 of the last 20 years out of the country.

And because -- like it or not -- what America does has a huge impact on what happens around the world.

[davidpdx]

18. American in Korea here...

Plenty of Expats on this site

[BelgianMadCow]

19. native from belgium - Bush* caused me to *omg*, then found DU

while being sucked in by the historic error of Bush v Gore, and sticking around because of, well, many great members / interesting takes on world events.

[Bonobo]

21. I'm in Japan right now.

I care about US politics because I am American.

[Adelante]

22. Mexico

I am an American citizen.

[MissHoneychurch]

24. German in Germany

I post because I am interested in America and it has an impact on the rest of the world, i.e. the housing crisis and its results.

[canetoad]

25. Posting from Australia

And my interest in US politics is because be it good, bad or indifferent, like your mind-numbing, populist tv shows, it affects the rest of the world in a mind numbing, populist way.

All that aside though, the most fascinating thing about posting to a US board is watching the people. There are real gems here, people who think outside the box, who pose intelligent questions and are by nature, world citizens. On the other hand there are many posters who reinforce the belief that Americans gobble up every little bit of bullshit presented to them with very little critical analysis.

Following DU for over five years I am struck by the majority who have absolutely no idea what is happening outside your country and tend to laugh it all off with not-so-witty one liners and broad brush strokes. Like anywhere else, these are the people who I tend not to pay much attention to, their presence reminding me of the almost fanatical parochialism of most americans who participate in international conversation.

On the plus side there are many thoughtful world citizens here. They are mainly shouted down by the wanna-be wits who like to participate in mindless criticism of things they do not understand.

It's all good. You can pick your friends :)

[MineralMan]

26. Well...I'm in Minnesota. Does that count?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

27. Brazil

I mainly stay here because American politics is, well, interesting. And whacking right-wingers is fun. And there's a lot of good people I came to know.

[bdamomma]

29. American living in Bermuda

sometimes living outside of the country gives a person a different perspective, and whatever happens in the US does have its ripple affects.

[Spazito]

30. Canadian here...

I love American politics, it is much more entertaining than Canadian politics. We are quite boring here (not a bad thing, imo) over all with only the occasional firefight to liven things up, lol.

What happens in the US tends to affect us to a greater or lesser degree so it is important to keep a watchful eye to the south.