Why are we so obsessed with what America is doing?

[Pantechnicon]

As per title
During this crisis news channels and even myself are constantly looking at America, should we not be seeing
Other commonwealth countries leaders on our newsfeeds?

[otherman]

I think it's the enormous temptation to watch a car crash.

[greygoose]

otherman said:

I think it's the enormous temptation to watch a car crash.

Exactly, seeing the orange faced liar bigging himself up despite all the evidence pointing the other way is oddly compelling.

[200bhp]

Pantechnicon said:

As per title
During this crisis news channels and even myself are constantly looking at America, should we not be seeing
Other commonwealth countries leaders on our newsfeeds?

How much coverage is Australia's COVID-19 strategy and success getting back there in the UK?

[Down and out]

200bhp said:

How much coverage is Australia's COVID-19 strategy and success getting back there in the UK?

Virtually none.
I have no idea what the obsession with America is over here, very strange because I don't think they're particularly that bothered about us.

[Tallow]

Down and out said:

Virtually none.
I have no idea what the obsession with America is over here, very strange because I don't think they're particularly that bothered about us.

You've literally commented 51 times on the US election thread and 33 times on the Trump thread. A little hypocritical, n'est pas?

[Ridgemont]

greygoose said:

otherman said:

I think it's the enormous temptation to watch a car crash.

Exactly, seeing the orange faced liar bigging himself up despite all the evidence pointing the other way is oddly compelling.

His press briefings are the a mirror opposite vibe of the U.K. version: I watch the U.K. and I largely turn off after the briefing as the press just flabber.
US wise I watch 20 mins of awful autistic mumbling and then see how the press just eviscerate.
YMMV.

[Down and out]

Tallow said:

You've literally commented 51 times on the US election thread and 33 times on the Trump thread. A little hypocritical, n'est pas?

So if my post count makes me obsessive what does that make certain others on there?

[Tallow]

Down and out said:

So if my post count makes me obsessive what does that make certain others on there?

That's not really the point though, is it?

[Down and out]

Tallow said:

That's not really the point though, is it?

That's not answering though, is it?

[Tallow]

Down and out said:

Tallow said:

That's not really the point though, is it?

That's not answering though, is it?

I don;t know why a bunch of anonymous strangers comment about American politics on the internet, and I obviously couldn't possibly know the answer to that. Hopefully that satisfies your line of questioning so that you can perhaps stop deflecting and explaining why YOU do, seeing as you are in exactly the same shoes as them. Unless you're just trolling again. But you wouldn't do that, would you?

[Down and out]

Tallow said:

I don;t know why a bunch of anonymous strangers comment about American politics on the internet, and I obviously couldn't possibly know the answer to that. Hopefully that satisfies your line of questioning so that you can perhaps stop deflecting and explaining why YOU do, seeing as you are in exactly the same shoes as them. Unless you're just trolling again. But you wouldn't do that, would you?

I love the way if you don't follow the herd, you're trolling, basically the go to word for everyone that you disagree with nowadays.
I'm not deflecting, you still haven't answered, it's a simple question, my posts are a piddle in the ocean compared to some yet I'm apparently obsessive.

Edited by Down and out on Tuesday 21st April 03:33

[EarlofDrift]

The rest of the world are just rubbernecking to see how crazy the US of A can get with regards to how they are handling Covid-19.

Trump says they are doing great, how how great we are, we have some great companies, great, really great, the best, so so great. All doing some great work.

The stats say otherwise.

[markcoznottz]

Down and out said:

200bhp said:

How much coverage is Australia's COVID-19 strategy and success getting back there in the UK?

Virtually none.
I have no idea what the obsession with America is over here, very strange because I don't think they're particularly that bothered about us.

We grew up watching starsky and hutch, Kojak, dukes of hazard, a team, knight rider etc. Early 80's was the golden age of Lucas/ Spielberg as well. Anyone over 40 eulogised the USA back then in a way youngsters don't now.

[Cold]

Did he leave the White House in March or not? I'm going to say yes, he did.

[babelfish]

Very diverse country, very different ways of dealing with it.

Research how New York State dealt with CV19 and how California did.

Look at the published figures on infections/deaths.

Edited by babelfish on Tuesday 21st April 05:15

[Randy Winkman]

Pantechnicon said:

As per title
During this crisis news channels and even myself are constantly looking at America, should we not be seeing
Other commonwealth countries leaders on our newsfeeds?

Commonwealth countries? I think we have more in common with other European countries so their experiences are more relevant.

[iphonedyou]

Tallow said:

You've literally commented 51 times on the US election thread and 33 times on the Trump thread. A little hypocritical, n'est pas?

Nicely done.

[durbster]

I think one reason the United States is fascinating at the moment is because it's a flagship of what we know and understand about ourselves.

Everything we know says that having somebody as thick and incompetent as Trump in charge will be a disaster so we're watching to reassure ourselves that holds up.

I suspect it's why so many are willing him to fail at every turn - if he doesn't then it throws everything up in the air.

What's the point in having principled, intelligent, well-educated people in charge if somebody who somehow manages to embody all the worst traits of humanity can succeed during the biggest crisis in the most powerful position on earth? Why have expertise if ignoring those experts makes little difference?

So that's my theory for why we're compelled to watch the United States. We need the smart, evidence-driven Scandinavian leaders to handle this well, and the lunatics in the United States to have a meltdown, because that's what should happen in this situation. If it doesn't, we have to question everything...

[Zirconia]

Reading between the lines and watching the protests at the lock down, seems MAGA n guns is going to run the virus narrative there. Scary.