" All Politics Is Local": Is It ?

Most attribute that truism to Tip O' Neill. He was the Speaker of the House during the Carter administration. But the world has become so effectively small that a good argument can be made that all politics, local or international make their influence felt. E.G. Pollution knows no boundaries; armaments whether ballistic or suit-cased sized are everywhere; diseases are exponentially propagated by the 6 billion plus human baase, etc. Now more than ever another saying is applicable, " What goes around comes around".