The provinces of Cosmopolia

Strange title? Well, the world is much smaller than we want to know. Elections are a good example. Voting from abroad makes things interesting. And bang, all of the sudden I vote in Michigan and decide about stem cells and the medical use of marijuana, decide who is running for what court or state university...I believe that the search engines were really happy about all my requests. But from my pedestrian walk perspective here in Hermuelheim to the local issues of Kalamazoo there is a definite link. After all to be a citizen of the world means to be the universal citizen everywhere - at least when it comes to our Western world - but probably somehow in any country with comparable economical and political conditions...?