I don't even pay attention to presidents, even though I'll vote this year simply because I feel it's needed. Presidents don't rule over the country, as so many people like to proclaim/exaggerate. The power they have is laughable, but in these times it's important to know who they are
I say this from a Western perspective. Not an American one. The United States is just one country. It's not even the richest Western country, but the most populous. As I hate people and half of my relatives are still in Norway (where my family emigrated from), I don't care at all about the US or what it stands for. All I care about is my well-being
I can definitely understand why people hate the States because I don't like anything about it here. Actually, I probably won't be here forever so there's no point to what I'm saying except that I do understand outside perspective. I've been to Norway and the Netherlands and studied music in Canada. I like all those places much better than here. People are just way nicer, patient and will listen to you if you have a question. You don't have to worry about getting shot if you're out after 10pm, etc
I guess voting says something about people but in the States it seems like it's everything, which can't be true in my mind. There are just a lot of people here so I think popular culture reflects that. There isn't any more to it than that, in my opinion