In Tuesday's post, I briefly overviewed the importance of strengthening the United States for the benefit of our own people and to be a global leader and help foreign nations. Today I read an article in the Washington Post that has given me even more reason to find this argument valuable-everyone is watching us. "The Election That Has the Whole World Blogging" naturally caught my eye, connecting it to my personal blogging experience over the past month. Upon clicking the link to the article, I presumed it would be focused on the progressiveness of blogging and its relation to a modern world, and an evolving election...I was wrong. People all over the world are tracking the U.S. political campaign-religiously-even more so than many Americans.
Voices Without Votes, a blogging site dedicated to non-Americans speaking on the U.S. elections is truly fascinating to look at. The health of countries that are connected to others globally is of great importance, but I never knew that so many foreign nations were focused more on the U.S. than their own countries. Other nations' elections have recieved some internet recognition, but according to Al Hussaini, editor of Voices Without Votes, nowhere near the attention America has recieved, reaching to 1,100 blogs on the site. Hussaini was quoted in the article saying "Americans can see, if they don't already, that their voices affect the rest of us when it comes to foreign policy, the environment, the global market, you name it." Not only is it a little eerie that we're being watched and discussed so closely, but it shows the impact we have on foreign economies and nations. Which makes me wonder...are they positive or negative? We can only hope for positive intentions when they are following our every move...
As I have mentioned before, the U.S. economy is connected to social programs, individuals, and global economies. After reading this article, it has put the economy into an even greater perspective...highlighting previous thoughts in Tuesday's post...we have to be a strong nation for ourselves and to keep global markets running smoothly.
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2 comments:
Britney,
Indeed, this election seems to have ignited blogs, not only in America, but also across the globe. However, how powerfully do these blogs affect voters? Also, could these blogs impact the economy?
Tommy
Well I don't think they affect voters that greatly because most Americans (who are clearly the ones voting) probably don't read this blogging site as frequently as other politcal blogging sites. And although these bloggers seem to be very in tune with whats going on in America, their opinions hold different biases based on background, culture, ways of life, etc...so it wouldn't be wise for American voters to let foreign opinions affect their personal decisions TOO greatly, although it would provide a new outlook...I think if these blogs represent national opinions and they are strong in positive or negative feelings towards America or any country than it can definitley have an affect on international relations and therefore the economy.
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