The following is mostly excerpted from SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for Humanity:
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Why are Americans so Despised?
Just for fun, to be perverse, I typed into Google, “why America is tops.” This yielded ten sites on everything from tops (that toy that spins) to restaurants to models to music to American Idol. So I tried, “the United States is the best country.” Well, first, nothing appeared in the top ten that even resembled anything close to being best. But, #4 was, “United States of America (the Best Violator of International Law).” This is then a perfect lead-in for this section.
In a BBC World Service Poll published in March of 2007, thirteen countries were rated:
COUNTRY.............POSITIVE.................NEGATIVE
o Canada ....................54% ..............................14%
o Japan ......................54% ..............................20%
o EU ..........................53% ...............................19%
o France ....................50% ...............................21%
o GB ..........................45% ...............................28%
o China ......................42% ...............................32%
o India .......................37% ...............................26%
o USA ........................30% ...............................51%
o Russia .....................28% ...............................40%
o Venezuela ..............27% ...............................27%
o North Korea ............19% ................................48%
o Iran .........................18% ................................54%
o Israel ......................17% ................................56%
China has a higher positive rating than the USA and Russia has a lower negative reputation than the USA. Israel, apparently, is really unpopular. Only Nigeria, Kenya and the Philippines gave us positive scores exceeding 70%. For some reason, Greece rebuffed us with a 78% negative score, Germany, 74%, Indonesia 71% and France 69%.
Just for fun, to be perverse, I typed into Google, “why America is tops.” This yielded ten sites on everything from tops (that toy that spins) to restaurants to models to music to American Idol. So I tried, “the United States is the best country.” Well, first, nothing appeared in the top ten that even resembled anything close to being best. But, #4 was, “United States of America (the Best Violator of International Law).” This is then a perfect lead-in for this section.
In a BBC World Service Poll published in March of 2007, thirteen countries were rated:
COUNTRY.............POSITIVE.................NEGATIVE
o Canada ....................54% ..............................14%
o Japan ......................54% ..............................20%
o EU ..........................53% ...............................19%
o France ....................50% ...............................21%
o GB ..........................45% ...............................28%
o China ......................42% ...............................32%
o India .......................37% ...............................26%
o USA ........................30% ...............................51%
o Russia .....................28% ...............................40%
o Venezuela ..............27% ...............................27%
o North Korea ............19% ................................48%
o Iran .........................18% ................................54%
o Israel ......................17% ................................56%
China has a higher positive rating than the USA and Russia has a lower negative reputation than the USA. Israel, apparently, is really unpopular. Only Nigeria, Kenya and the Philippines gave us positive scores exceeding 70%. For some reason, Greece rebuffed us with a 78% negative score, Germany, 74%, Indonesia 71% and France 69%.
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Well, Barack Obama is less than a month away, the Iraq War is winding down, our Global Warming attitude will improve, as a country we will reach out to seek cooperation, and more. Interesting to see what the next survey will reveal.
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The Dow Jones Industrials went up almost 100, but dropped nearly two hundred as the day progressed, for a -100 day, ending at 8420. World markets were mixed. CNNMoney.com reports Why '09 may be better. Oil remained just below $40/barrel at $39.03, although the WT Cushing Spot price is $33.70/bbl. Gold dropped $8/toz to $839.
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