Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452 View Post
You people from other countries want to know why some people say to "fear" this woman? If the U.S. is how people define freedom, I'm moving to Cuba. The U.S. is the land where hate crimes are seen as a normal part of daily living and your side winning in each issue can mean the difference between whether or not you can sleep safely at night. Fear is a big part of why some people vote. Sometimes I feel like the religious wars in the middle east are more sedate and peaceful than the political wars in the U.S.
Thanks for your opinion on my question.

Whilst I very much enjoyed my recent visit to the USA and found 99.9% of the people very polite, accepting and friendly, there were certain things that caught my eye as being not quite right, in my view.

Not that I expected everything to be the way it is in the UK. Our people and government are far from perfect too. Just the way a few people phrased things, and things I noticed about some people made me think, "There really are still some boundaries here." I think the fear comment just reminded me of that.

Can't say I saw any 'hate crimes', but I am not a US resident so I wouldn't know. I did however watch a lot of coverage of the election, and saw that there is a surprising amount of mud slinging in that.

Obama, the biggest celebrity in the world? Hardly.

The majority of people I met were like the majority of people on PT, kind and curteous and non-prejudiced. I therefore have no doubt that 99.9% of Americans will vote fairly and intelligently.