CANADIAN RE: RE: Football/Soccer Chatter

[Ohmes, Matt]

Hi Blue,

You said:

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I agree with much of what you said.  However, how do you explain that the
average European, Asian, Australasian or even Canadian has a much better
'world' view (geopolitical awareness) than the average American?  I've
experienced this time and again has I traveled around the world.
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But that was the whole point. :-) Power, influence, and visibility tend to
make any group think the world revolves around them.   

You will ALWAYS see more "balanced" reporting from the middle of the
power/visibility spectrum than the top. An elephant in a room with 10 cats
will notice the cats but won't pay them much attention.  The cats will
notice each other much more than the elephant does. ;-)

Over assigning self-importance because of power and visibility is a HUMAN
character flaw, not an American one.  We're aware of it and most of us try
to resist.  But it's also a human trait to vilify others who are powerful
and influential, isn't it? ;-)  

I'm just saying that we're all human and in similar circumstances, as a
collective group, we all behave the same. Individually, we just do the best
we can.

Matt :-)

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