Instead, America LIBERATES.
PROOF:
Afghanistan:
Iraq:
Q.E.D.
Posted on 07/03/2006 6:36:31 PM PDT by neverdem
LONDON -- A YouGov survey completed for the Daily Telegraph ahead of the July Fourth holiday suggests that British regard for the United States is lower than at any time in memory.
A majority of Britons think American culture and the actions of the Bush administration are making the world a worse place to live in, and almost no one thinks the United States is now, if it ever was, a beacon to the world, the survey found.
More than half of those interviewed regard the United States as an imperial power bent on dominating the world.
More than three-quarters of Britons think President Bush is a "poor" or even "terrible" world leader, and almost as many think his rhetoric about promoting the cause of democracy in the world is a cover to promote U.S. national interests.
Americans are still held in high regard in Britain, but America's role in the world is not. The so-called "special relationship" may still thrive in official government circles, but it obviously has atrophied among the British public.
A large majority of Britons like Americans either "a little" (49 percent) or "a lot" (21 percent), and 54 percent are inclined to feel positively about the United States in general. There are certainly few signs in YouGov's findings of an across-the-board anti-American prejudice.
The core problem is with America's relations with the rest of the world. Fully 69 percent of Britons say their overall opinion of the United States has worsened in recent years.
YouGov also asked respondents to assess the Bush administration's effect beyond U.S. shores. Their assessment was overwhelmingly negative.
Fewer than one-quarter, 22 percent, think the Bush administration's policies and actions make the world a better place. And 65 percent regard U.S. influence in...
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I believe the Brits call this sort of thing "wanking."
I knew this was coming once the Brits pulled out of Iraq. It will get much worse.
I think Congress should pass a law pulling out all the $$$$$$$$$$$$ America donates overseas from those countries who find the USA "negative"!!
Just think how the Taliban feels about us.
The British are still in iraq, although they are to move out of one region and hand over power to the iraqis.
Just offer the blokes some ale, they'll sit down scarf it up until the very last drop, get mellow and smile and they'll say that's awfully good of you, Yank!!!!
Keep 'em fed on ale and they'll STFU!!!!
There have been several articles on the BBC website about how the British are perceived as the drunkards of Europe. There are probably a lot of nonalcoholics, though.
Britanistan?
Instead, America LIBERATES.
PROOF:
Afghanistan:
Iraq:
Q.E.D.
Well having to deal with some nearby, I can definitely see how that perception persists!!!!
If the US disappeared tomorrow, the rest of the civilized world would be inundated by evil within a week. The people have no idea of how the world works.
Is this the same country where,according to a BBC report released just today,a third of its citizens "regularly suffer paranoid or suspicious fears.." ?
This kind of article gets published every couple of months. Different country each time but the result is usually the same. We are so unpopular. Really keeps me awake at night, worrying about what the snotty Brits think of us. I guess they've just never gotten over getting their butts kicked out of here.
Hasn't anyone been paying attention to the excrement being published and broadcast in GB by leftist US based press and "docutorial" producers?
bttt
We are also the first one called during a crisis. The BBC is just as bad as the NY Slimes.
Maybe they did this in honor of July 4th.
Who the hell are the Brits to be critical of anyone?
They can't even be trusted to carry Swiss Army knives!
And in England everyone thinks the majority of US citizens are against the President and War because just like here that's what the MSM tells them. The MSM in England are liars just as they are here. Talk to the common person on the street and they give a complete different opinion to what the MSM reports to us. Of course just like here in the US, there are many radicals and unfortunately they're the ones who get the publicity.
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