I disagree. There are some election issues at work in Australia (and many other countries around the world) that do affect people that don't live here, and, while they might not get to vote, they still have a right to express their opinion. For example, one of the big issues of this election was the logging of old growth forests - these are not only a national treasure, but a worldwide treasure as well, and keep thousands of species alive. Do you think that since there are no Condors, or Sumatran tigers or sun bears in the US, you should be less concerned that they're critically endangered? Moreover, Australia is the largest per capita producer of greenhouse gasses in the world - while less of an issue at this election, global warming is something that definitely impacts other nations, and something the two parties disagreed on. Other issues, like immigration, foreign policy etc. are in similar positions.liberator wrote:It doesn't matter why she was campaigning for Howard's opposition, as a foreigner, she has no right to interfere with your political system. And before you get that look on your face, I say that because Australia is a democratic nation ruled by duly elected representatives and an ally, unlike certain other countries that were run by madmen and theocratic despots who did their best to take basic human rights away from everyone save themselves.
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