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Originally Posted by Redux
Now I would like to know if you think it matters how citizens of other countries perceive the US as a nation and the president as a world leader?
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Not one fucking bit.
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Look at a recent Pew poll on global attitudes about the US
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Oh Look everybody, a Poll!!!!
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Even more striking is the perception and confidence of the US president as a world leader:
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Who frigging cares?
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Does it matter to you what others outside the US think about us?
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Absolutely not. It is not important.
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When did it become a bad thing to being liked AND respected beyond our own borders?
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Never. But when it becomes so important that you worry about what others think you have lost perspective about what is important for your own country and others that you were elected to represent. And anyone who forms policy on what others think is a total idiot. Obama, can you hear us?