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American? CD? Darn yankees!
Debate Score:85
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Does it bother you how USA-centric this site is?

As a Brit, I feel under-represented :P

American? CD?

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Darn yankees!

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I live in Canada, so I'm use to everything being US-centered.

638 days ago
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If you feel there needs to be more discussion about British or European or any other non-American subjects, then either start your own debate or invite more non-Americans to participate.

Kwitcherbeechin

638 days ago | Tagged As: Get real
- joecavalry(10433) Supported
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638 days ago
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It doesn't bother me at all that CD is so US centric, and its not because I am an American. It's because it's only US centric because the vast majority of the users seem to be American. If a debate was started to discuss UK politics, or Canadian politics or what have you I wouldn't mind a bit. But I'd also wouldn't be able to comment on it because I don't politics terribly closely in other countries. So all you non-Americans if you don't want CD to be so US centric, you need spread the word outside of the US and start more debates.

637 days ago
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Not really

I'm from England and I haven't especially noticed the debate being American-centric - at least no more so than most social-type sites around the web.

638 days ago
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Users can create their own topics for debate, so there is no reason to complain about the lack of foreign issues being discussed. The debates that exist are merely a cross section of the population of this site. It happens to be mostly Americans, so the topic of the debates reflects that.

634 days ago
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nope, the internet is a free market. if you have a problem with what individuals are doing, you do something different.

it's not like you're gonna get banned.

633 days ago
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I'm not an American but there's little I don't 'get' excepting this offshore oil drilling ban debate. What's that about?

638 days ago
- Loudacris(892) Supported
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For about 15 years now there has been bipartisan consensus (at the federal level) that there will be no offshore drilling for oil. That changed this week when McCain & Bush announced that they now support lifting this so-called ban. This issue has traditionally been a 3rd rail in US politics because nobody wants an oil spill on a public beach.

638 days ago
- geoff(724) Supported
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Obviously this will change. It's going to get to the point when people pray for an oil spill on the beach!

637 days ago
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Nope. I'm as american as apple pie.

637 days ago | Tagged As: Get real
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I'm American, but I would love to see debates on foreign affairs or more importantly, nation neutral affairs.

638 days ago
- Nikobelia(146) Supported
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Hm. I think you're right, we need to start more international debates. I shall try :)

638 days ago
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While it doesn't actually, actively bother me, there is a certain assumption by many users on this site that all the people reading their debates are au fait with American current affairs and are, in fact, American.

And I'm not, I'm British! How would you like it if I asked for your views on the Henley by-election? The Tory candidate is obese and creepy; quick, vote Lib Dem!

Aw well. Possibly the Canadians, Brits, Australians and all other forms of foreigners should just start obscure debates about what's going on in the world outside America and Iraq.

638 days ago
- pvtNobody(624) Disputed
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I wouldn't mind it at all if you asked be about British politics, but I wouldn't have an opinion. Nor is anyone forcing others to have an opinion on American politics.

637 days ago
- xaeon(1004) Supported
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Totally agreed. I started a debate on Ireland rejecting the EU treaty (what I consider a very very big deal) and it basically flopped. The old stereotype that Americans don't know anything about any other part of the world is, in my opinion, kind-of justified (obviously that's a wide sweeping stereotypical statement, but I believe in the most part it is true).

638 days ago
- geoff(724) Supported
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Or perhaps Americans just don't care about Ireland.

637 days ago
- borme(638) Supported
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I think it's because the majority of the folks on CD are from the US, so the topics naturally gravitate towards US centric ideas. We'd love more international users, and I'd love to debate the merits of Manchester United vs. Liverpool, or if Chavs are giving the UK a bad name, or any other international topic that you can think of (BTW, I hope you get your postal vote in for that by-election ;)).

The fact is, since everyone drives the content here it really depends on what everyone is interested in. The more arguments a debate gets once it's created, the more likely it is to get to the front page where it will get even more eyeballs. If you have some friends in the UK that you think would be interested in the site, by all means please invite them so we can get more diverse points of view!

638 days ago
- joecavalry(10433) Supported
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Yes, you guys should start debates about what's going on in the world outside America and Iraq. Then maybe we'll learn something. Teach us. Well, I don't speak for the rest of the people here but I'm willing to learn.

638 days ago
- Bradf0rd(1322) Supported
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I think I have an ignorant explanation (nb4 joecavalry arrives) for why we don't see more debates that don't have to do with America...

Americans are democratic... we love debate.

The rest of the world is not really democratic. If they speak out they will be punished for doing so... but they try, so good job.

638 days ago
- redgiemental(7) Disputed
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I will give that Americans are democratic. A large number of other countrie are also democratic and allow free speech too. Some with less censorship than America.

I ask you who invented democracy? (I'll give you a hint it wasn't America).

I hate when American's act like they own the copyright on democracy and freedom.

638 days ago
- beevbo(294) Disputed
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Yup, that was ignorant alright.

I don't really begrudge Americans for the attention their country gets on the world stage. The USA is one the most, if not the most, powerful countries on the planet, and things that happen in the United States greatly affect the people who live outside of it. That's just a fact.

If I was going to begrudge Americans for anything it would be listening to them call themselves the greatest country on earth. Now that is ignorance at it's best.

638 days ago
- Jesus(183) Supported Banned
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AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

OI OI OI

633 days ago
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it dont bother me but i would like too know whats going on everywere elseand have a word on there choices.

637 days ago
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It's not just the debates, the "profile" is US based: date format, high school, college grad, Republican. The spell checker is US biased. Surely this kind of thing can be fixed depending on the locale specified?

On the debate side of things, I care not for whether the debate is "US" or not, most don't interest me, but it would be nice to select debates depending on demographics. I think it would be nice to select all debates put forward by atheists, British or by users over 40 for example.

P.S. there's no one on the internet over 40.

599 days ago
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Yes, it's becoming tedious now what with the demockracy fest.

551 days ago | Tagged As: Darn yankees!
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yes BUT unfortunately the nature of americans is to speak out asians are more conservative - how ever it is changing check out the blogosphere here

637 days ago
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