A bunch of people who can’t vote for Obama are endorsing Obama
Posted on September 9, 2008
These kinds of polls are exactly what McCain should be worrying about. The world doesn’t like him!
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama may be struggling to nudge ahead of his Republican rival in polls at home, but people across the world want him in the White House, a BBC poll said.
All 22 countries covered in the poll would prefer to see Senator Obama elected US president ahead of Republican John McCain.
In 17 of the 22 nations, people expect relations between the US and the rest of the world to improve if Senator Obama wins.
More than 22,000 people were questioned by pollster GlobeScan in countries ranging from Australia to India and across Africa, Europe and South America.
The margin in favour of Senator Obama ranged from 9 per cent in India to 82 per cent in Kenya, while an average of 49 per cent across the 22 countries preferred Senator Obama compared with 12 per cent preferring Senator McCain. Some four in 10 did not take a view.
“Large numbers of people around the world clearly like what Barack Obama represents,” GlobeScan chairman Doug Miller said.
“Given how negative America’s international image is at present, it is quite striking that only one in five think a McCain presidency would improve on the Bush administration’s relations with the world.”
Of course, 40% polled express no opinion. And 22,000 people in 22 countries isn’t exactly a wide scope around the world. What about the other 7 billion? How do they feel?
Then there’s always that other pesky little problem. Before Obama starts swelling with pride over this — he is a “citizen of the world” and all — he should remember that none of these people can vote in our elections. So why does this even matter?
I’m not much concerned about what the rest of the world thinks about us. While of course it’s nice to be popular, doing what’s right — i.e., finishing the job in Iraq, stamping out Al Qaeda, standing up for freedom — is vastly more important. France & Co. in the UN (like China, Kenya, and North Korea) can stamp their little feet all they want, but I don’t believe the United States should now or ever bow down to the will of the UN or the “global community”. I believe doing what’s right always comes before the world’s opinion of us. And when it comes down to it, the world isn’t going to turn on us if John McCain is elected. Who else will they turn to if they need someone to save their butts?
Hat Tip: My colleague Kim at Wizbang
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I’m not much concerned about what the rest of the world thinks about us. While of course it’s nice to be popular, doing what’s right — i.e., finishing the job in Iraq, stamping out Al Qaeda, standing up for freedom — is vastly more important.
How do you stand up for freedom in the world if you don’t care what anyone in the world thinks about us? Isn’t there a basic contradiction there?
“How do you stand up for freedom in the world if you don’t care what anyone in the world thinks about us? Isn’t there a basic contradiction there?” -Kathy
Not really, the thing about freedom is that you don’t have to do what other people want. Do I get asked my feelings when other countries elect their leaders? Until I do, I really could care less who they want elected as my leader.
Not really, the thing about freedom is that you don’t have to do what other people want.
Is that really what freedom means? I can think of plenty of things other people want me to do or tell me to do that I have to do, unless I want to lose my job or get arrested.
Having said that, I guess if we Americans don’t care what the rest of the world wants us to do, then the rest of the world shouldn’t have to care what Americans want them to do. Doesn’t that seem fair?
“Is that really what freedom means? I can think of plenty of things other people want me to do or tell me to do that I have to do, unless I want to lose my job or get arrested.” -Kathy
That is exactly what freedom means, you are free to make a choice regardless of what others think. You are also free to live with the results of your decision, good or bad.
Having been to some 34 countries around the world, I can definitely say I don’t care what they want us to do. If they don’t care what I want them to do, that’s their own business.
As for “fair”, when has life ever been fair? Mine never has. Fair is what losers cry about when the winner is walking away with the prize.
“I’m not much concerned about what the rest of the world thinks about us. While of course it’s nice to be popular, doing what’s right — i.e., finishing the job in Iraq, stamping out Al Qaeda, standing up for freedom — is vastly more important.”
Wow, this sums up what was wrong with the Bush administration very well, and so succinctly too.
Who gives a hell what the rest of the world thinks. Classic. Just a popularity contest really.
Don’t have time to explain the merits of diplomacy on a social and moral perspective.
But from an economic point of view, in the age of globalization we truly need a president that cares what the rest of the world thinks. Isolationism seals our doors and our fate.
In a global equities market, what the rest of the world thinks about us influences everything from the value of our dollar to the value of our 401k.
Embrace the future.
- Jimbo
jimbo
you poor slob, it is the feeding of the rest of the world and accomdating them that has depleted your wealth. the best thing in the world for your 401K is to cut the umbilical cord to the ‘rest of the world’. Letting the ‘rest of the world’ in (mainly mexico and asians) is exactly why America is headed toward 3rd world status now.
They need us, not the other way around. If you understood that, you would probably be the boss
For the record, I am an Aussie… but I wouldn’t put too much stock in these things. I know how I’d react if I heard a poll from “the world” telling us how to vote! What arrogance! If anything, these sort of reports will count against Obama in the US.
Sadly, there is a lot of anti-Americanism outside the US. If any of you have travelled, you have probably encountered it. Though you may not be concerned one way or the other, not all of us feel that way.
Incredibly, after the 2004 election, some self-loathing American lefties posted images of themselves holding the word “sorry”.
Nobody is asking anyone to bow down. The UN is not a threat to you. Your freedom is not at risk.
I don’t see why you should care about “standing up for freedom” if your definition of freedom is “not caring what other people think”. Tracking down Osama is looking out for your own interests, and can as such be justified, but if it is done in interest of the world’s freedom, you must care about what other people think. Or if you don’t, at least discard the whole “saving the world’s butt” attitude.
America didn’t interfere during WWI, when the world desperately needed help. They interfered in WWII but only when they were first attacked. I can hardly call this heroism, even if their intererence helped end WWII. Prior to WWI they were isolationist, looking out for only their own needs. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.