And the Balance of Power
You have probably heard someone say "now that the outcome of the American Presidential Election has so much influence on the rest of the world, shouldn't we (read: the rest of the world) have a say in it?" And my answer to that? Because it's fucking stupid.
Since the end of the Vietnam war, and especially since the end of the Cold War, the global power of the USA have been declining. In my opinion, the USA is no longer a superpower. The only reason it can act like it is, is because everyone has the illusion that it is. Luckily, powers around the world are stepping up to the USA's play with its muscles. Cue China, Russia, Iran and to some extend the EU.
Sure, Russia (undercover as the USSR) was their nemesis during the Cold War, and Russia was certainly without a lot of influence during the 1990s. But amazingly Russia was quick to rebuild, and a large focus on nationality with Putin in the lead, have proven a much more robust Russia.
China on the other hand, have been a scar in the USA's eyes for a long time, sure they've been negotiating since Nixon, but China's completely different ideologies, and their denial of following up to whatever the USA says, has long been a prove of opposing powers.
Now, personally, I was never a fan of Persia changing name to Iran, and they still haven't made up for that, I mean, how can they? Persia was such an awesome name. However, in recent years, and they are still at it, they are proving to the world that they aren't afraid of them, and they are not going to pussy out like the North Koreans.
And lastly, and least, the EU. The EU have become a large economical power, but globally has no serious military or political power, but that's because the EU cannot get their asses together and write a treaty that people can vote for yes for. Silly Europeans!
Now, all these opposing powers and more, are clues that the world is not taking the USA as serious any more. And neither are more and more Americans. Even they are getting fed up with their countries' foreign politics, it is not gaining the Americans anything, and in addition, it is not gaining the people they are so called "liberating" anything. It's a loose-loose situation.
The USA is in a crisis, and one that is opening the eyes of Americans. It has been predicted for years, but back then, the USA lived in the idea that they were invincible. Or at least those who in charge did.
The point is, the USA's power is declining, decreasing, and the world is heading into a multi-polar power balance, as it was before World War II. But that is just natural, because for the largest amount of time in human history, has this method of power balance been the norm. The Cold War and the last two decades have been anomalies. Bipolar or singular polar power cannot last for long. The rest of the world will eventually catch up, and they'll be in better shape to compete with the former superpower.
No, the USA is not going to collapse. But you probably won't see more wars like those in Afghanistan or Iraq. And should they make their move at Iran, it will certainly be their doom or at least close to it. All this power changing will become obvious in the coming presidential period.
So therefore and the reason that it is simply undemocratic, we should not have a say in the American Presidential Election. The power balance of the world is becoming more fluid.