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TheNewYorker
01-23-2012, 02:56 AM
Why should I care what happens to countries on the other side of the world? I'm living in a country of misery on the brink of going bankrupt, where 50% of all Americans are now considered poor. I'm having trouble paying my bills, my mortgage, and feeding my family. People say if Ron Paul removes troops from the middle east, or stops supporting Israel, wars will happen there. Or if Ron Paul is president, he'll remove troops from South Korea, and North Korea will overtake them and unite the country... "we can't let this happen" they say. Really, why should I care? So we should continue to elect politicians that serve the interests of other countries, and not our own? Shouldn't I care more about my country, my family, and myself, on this hemisphere? Shouldn't that be priority #1? Am I foolish? Am I crazy?