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American politics has basically become common conversation in Australia in the last 6 years, to the point where you often see people chatting as if it is their
by ehnto 4y ago
American politics has basically become common conversation in Australia in the last 6 years, to the point where you often see people chatting as if it is their own politics. I wouldn't be surprised if some Aussies truly believe we have republicans and democrats here or even remotely the same policy landscape.
- kkoncevicius 4y agoSame in Lithuania. We even had a "Black Lives Matter" rally here, when things were happening in USA. Media reported on it, mostly Lithuanian teens showed up, some skipped school to attend. I don't think there was a single black person. They even had some signs against police brutality, when in Lithuania most of incidents happen not by police but to police.
- fabatka 4y agoLikewise in Hungary. When an opposition party leader (after a big election flop) suggested that instead of importing cultural issues from the US, opposition parties should concentrate on the problems of the people living here, it was almost treated as a heresy.
- throw0101c 4y ago> American politics has basically become common conversation in Australia in the last 6 years […] Noobs. We Canadians have been at it probably since before Confederation (1867). One reason is that it's probably good for ratings: drama, heroes, villains, etc. Who needs West Wing (or Veep) when you can watch the real thing instead?