Gennifer Flowers.

[Benton]

(09-30-2016, 01:31 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: And you care because?

 

People around the globe care how American politics goes because of the likelihood it will effect them.

Treasury decides to raise interest rates? Businesses in China freak because less borrowing can lead to less spending, which leads to fewer people buying useless imported crap. Congress decides to spend $10 million to influence anti-government groups in another country? That country's trade partners consider pulling back in case the move is successful. President pushes for war and removal of other foreign leaders based off circumstantial evidence? Other countries join in because they're allies.

There's plenty of apprehension around the globe right now about Trump, both from the stand point of his business dealings (screw the little guy, increase the profit margin) to statements that have been pro-conflict.