I keep telling dad that I just don’t care. He continues to inform me about USA politics. It’s not like either of us can vote. I walk away when he starts.
Others have hit on one possible reason - US policy tends to have global implications. Other possible reasons include morbid curiosity (it’s hard to look away from a disaster and there have certainly been some dramatic twists this year) or potentially liking (or being repunged) by one of the candidates.
How does he frame the conversation? Is it an intellectual curiosity, is he afraid of the ramifications, is it something he’s personally invested in?
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I don’t think you deserve downvotes for potentially missing world politics and power dynamics.
Extreme outcomes include a hot war with China, but more probable outcomes including messy trade outcomes for parties that aren’t directly involved.
For example, in the 1973 oil crisis OAPEC directly targeted Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This list was later expanded to include Portugal, Rhodesia, and South Africa. It wound up impacting global oil prices. For example.
A modern possibility might be metals needed for batteries. China processes 67% of global lithium supply, along with 73% of cobalt, 70% of graphite and 95% of manganese.
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