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[–] 5 points 3 days ago (1 child)

I'd have to drive almost 1500 miles to reach a "foreign country" (I'm not counting Canada, which I've visited a bunch of times) and the structure of our government means all foreign relations goes through the Fed over which I have negligible influence. And that's coming from someone with a dim view of patriotism. We are physically and geopolitically isolated in a lot of ways, not least of which is the cost (material and opportunity) of travel. It's a lot of work for no obvious benefit to keep abreast of current affairs around the world.

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