OK, sorry people, I do have to post one more time () because I feel this may be constructive to the thread.

Quote Originally Posted by Bonny View Post
You are a Brit! Why should you be concerned about how we Americans vote or feel about our candidates? This is a free country we all have our separate opinions to the issues at hand & will vote accordingly when the time comes. May the best qualified black, white, male, female, democat, republican, WIN. Oh I love my country the U. S. A. Land of the free home of the brave!!!
Ooook.

Nice of you to pour all your patriotism down my throat.

I happen to love my country too - land of Harry Potter and Leona Lewis.

My country is also free; I'm sorry your knowledge of the world is so limited that you did not already know that. If you have ever been to the UK and experienced our culture, perhaps then you would realise the startling differences between our political systems, and why sometimes I find it difficult to grasp America's way of thinking. My bad entirely.

Also perhaps if you knew anything of British PC, you would know that anyone who dared to bring race or religion against a candidate would have their head on the block instantly. We are the most ridiculously PC nation in the world. Heck, you can get in trouble over here for ordering a 'black' coffee! So I am afraid you are mistaken if you took my post as an insult to Barack Obama.

Please point out to me where I tried to change someone's opinion about their preferred candidate, or where I claimed I knew how your political system should be running.

I'm 16 - I haven't yet gained enough experience of politics in my own country to dare to challenge that of someone else's.

I initially replied to this thread as I was shocked to see a vehement reply, and I thought I should inquire about the 'fear' comment to make the post relevent to this topic.

OK, finally onto the bit which I think is useful to the thread.

Why shouldn't I be concerned with how America votes?

You are, are you not, an ally of Great Britain, fighting with us in Iraq and Afghanistan?

You are, are you not, one of the top economic powers in the world?

You are, are you not, a nation which could help to pull us through climate change?

You believe that I should be unconcerned to how America votes? Eesh, I'm almost as concerned about how you lot vote as I am how we vote in Great Britain! Get it wrong and the whole world can be in catastrophe!

Do not think that because the majority of people on this board are from across the pond that I should feel I have to exclude myself from their discussions, Bonny. I have as much right as you to post on whatever topic I like. So what if I want to read threads like this and learn about how things work over there? Where is the problem in that?