> As an american, I really enjoy learning things like this about how other countries view us and our craziness. A lot of people here would be genuinely confused

> As an american, I really enjoy learning things like this about how other countries view us and our craziness. A lot of people here would be genuinely confused at the comparison. I'm puzzled by that. I thought it is generally well known Hollywood influences the Dems, and that the tobacco industry influenced politics in past (to name two examples).