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> I live in Sweden. How do I fact check what happens in a neighborhood in the USA? I question the utility of you having any opinion on US politics, especially
by KekDemaga 9y ago
> I live in Sweden. How do I fact check what happens in a neighborhood in the USA?
I question the utility of you having any opinion on US politics, especially at the local level. You are certainly entitled to one but I don't know what it gets you without a vote.
- astura 9y agoDid we read the same comment? Being interested in world events and/or the results of clinical trials conducted overseas is in no way "having [an] opinion on US politics." (Not to mention that a Swede can have a very legitimate, personal, vested interest in what's going on in the US, maybe the GP had family vacationing in Vegas. - I had family vacationing in France during the Paris bombings, my mother-in-law called me up frantically that day.)
- KekDemaga 9y agoHow is anyone sure of the results of a clinical trial, and how would proximity increase the level of certainty? In regards to world politics when could you ever be certain a report is accurate? Didn't you always have to use critical thinking?
- eterm 9y agoWell you've assumed they don't have a vote. US citizens are entitled to a vote while living abroad. https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/abroad/legal-matters/benefits/voting.html https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/abroad/legal-m...
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- threeseed 9y agoMaybe I am moving to the town in question. Maybe I have friends and family there. Maybe I used to live and work there. Maybe I have a long distance relationship with someone there. There are millions of reasons why someone would be interesting in knowing what is happening in a place other than which they current live.