| I come into the arguement as an extremely interested spectator (being Australian and living in the Middle East). There is always global interest in the Presidential elections but more so this time..probably more than I can ever remember.
I worked for Bank of America for 15 years and one of the things that I always admired about the American ethos was the strength of opinions. Disagreements are at their strongest when opinions are heartfelt...I'm not saying here rational or well thought out or even reasonable. I'm saying passionate...passion is strongest when you experience it. You're right Manny your frame of reference determines your experience. With multi cultural, diverse income backgrounds-either current or your parents, the very,very rich and the very,very poor in comparatively large numbers compared to the rest of the western world its any wonder that opinions and passions are contradictory.
For Gods sake don't loose that momentum. The rest of us seem to be happy with our middle of the road existences with cries from our politicians of "Vote for me I'm inoffensive".
Don't listen to statistics, as any mathemetician worth his salt will tell you 'There's lies, damn lies and statistics'. Oh and voting is a privilege not a right...that only comes to light when you can't.
Good topic.
Regards,
Trevor |