One cannot truly have meaningful friendships with all of the hundreds in their contact list.
Frequent activity in cyberspace may not necessarily match quotidian reality.
Online profiles do not accurately equal offline conditions.
I wonder how many American voters had actual world wide web presence, and if they were in practice convinced by all the news commentary, blogs, twitters, statuses and YouTube clips...
I am curious as to whether non-American observers residing elsewhere and are unable to vote, really understand their endorsement of a candidate, or care for that matter. I guess people are aware that US politics have global ramifications, and I find this fascinating in view of my current studies. But will a significant number of US citizens be voting for anything other than their own domestic interests? Where and how does the international really fit in? And what about electoral corruption?
Felipe Massa won the battle in Brazil, but the fates chose Lewis Hamilton in the final seconds of the race to become the youngest and first F1 driver of black heritage to win the chief prize...
We think we know, but we don't.
Oh grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
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