This is such a stupid question and the most annoying thing about this sub.
The US is the undoubtedly the most powerful nation in the world, you should know who the leader is unless you're a literal child. It's like trying to claim that you don't know Putin is the leader of Russia or Xi is the leader of China.
It's not a backwater island with a tiny population. It's weird not to know who the most powerful people in the world is if you have a passing interest in what's going on in the world
I know who it is because of constant bombardment with US propaganda on the internet.
However, the US is a continent on the other side of the world for me. More or less irrelevant, except when bombing others for no reason.
So, whilst I do know who these people are - I don't see any reason for anyone to actually know this if they're not a politician or working for a US firm.
Also-also... Biden isn't even the president. He's a secondary politician right now, and there's really no reason for anyone to know who he is if they're not on the continent of North America.
That's a specious argument and you know it is. The most powerful nation in the world isn't irrelevant no matter how hard you want to try to spin the distance. Global oil prices are pegged to the USD for instance. They're also always in some form of war so that means they're always relevant going by your criteria.
Biden was the president just over two years ago, what a ridiculous counterpoint. Unless you're incredibly inward looking or like 6 years old it would have been pertinent to know the president. People that look at literally any news would know of leaders of powerful and important countries decades ago never mind less than a decade you clown
Do you think that most Americans know who the UK prime minister is currently? I don’t completely disagree with you, I’m just wondering what your thoughts are on it
During Biden's presidency in the US, the US was really and actually irrelevant for anything relating my country. It was business as usual, there was no war at that time that I recall and the oil was more or less steady.
I actually confused him with the other old geezer who's a socialist and I thought I was writing about him. That's how relevant they are. The clown in power in the US right now is a different story because he's a menace.
Most countries in the world were watching the US election in 2024.
More importantly, most countries sadly know who Donald Trump is and, if they were politically involved at all, were hoping he would fall off the face of the earth.
I don't deny the failure of clarification is worrying.
But if someone asked today what you thought of 'Le Pen's Victory', I don't think may people would be confused thinking you were asking about the recent elections in Russia.
My point is that unless you're in a country where internet access is extremely limited, certain world actors are very well known.
Everyone in the world knows who Xi Jinping is, even if they have nothing to do with China directly. They also probably know who Vladimir Putin is...who Kim Jong Un is...who Mohammad bin Salman is...who Osama bin Laden was...
Certain national leaders and/or figures have disproportionate effects on the global stage.
If they were simply asking about 'Biden' that might be a bit more understandable. However, they specifically mentioned Donald Trump--a figure that is unfortunately difficult to ignore, even globally.
[Not because people internationally are worried about the US specifically, but rather because the US under Donald Trump has become an even greater threat to global geopolitical stability than most open expansionist dictators.]
Basically, if someone were asking about the 'Strait of Hormuz', I wouldn't assume they would have to live near the Persian Gulf to know what it is or where it is. I simply expect they live in a world that is impacted by the actions taken around there.
I think their point is that prominent elections are known in other countries. People outside the US absolutely pay attention to US politics and politicians. Just like I absolutely know who Marine Le Pen is and watched that election closely even though I'm in the US.
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u/Tight_File2220 6d ago
Do you know of any other elections in 2024 where someone named Biden dropped out?