The (current) Iraq war started when I was about 8. I wrote a letter to the PM of Australia, advising him "stop being friends" with George Bush because I thought he was a bad influence, and was worried Australia would join the invasion.
I seriously believed that he would take my advice!
A childhood belief about politics

others believed things like this
- I was sure that Adelaide (where I lived) was the capital of Australia because they both started with
"A"— fiona - I thought Busch Gardens was a public garden owned by George W. Bush.Anon
- WHen I was a kid i used to believe you could dig to Australia— Chie
- i used to think that "waldo" was the w. in george w. bush. thanks dad— lauren
- i used to think that Australia was the whole world.— Trish
- i used to think that bethleham was in australia, like just out in the desert somewhere— joanna