Canadians favor Kerry 60%-30%.
Russia Favors Kerry 4 to 1
Europe favors Kerry 90%
The Middle East kills Americans when it gets a chance
"What about Poland?" I don't know, not sure what they think about us.
I have never felt that they do. I have spent a total of maybe one year of the past five either working or generally vacationing outside this country, and have made conversations with many foreigners, and have never reached that conclusions.
I don't question your data. No doubt that most foreigners favor John Kerry over George Bush. But the conclusions from the data you post aren't supported. You like polling data? take a look at polling data through the 90s. Look at what the world thought of Bill Clinton (of course he's a big hero now that he's gone). Take a look at polling data from the 80s, and see what folks abroad thought of Reagan.
What folks generally complain about, to me, when I'm abroad is US foreign policy. Peruvians in Peru have been bitter for some time, with good reason, as have Palestinians in the occupied terrirtorities, Mexicans in Mexico, etc. Chinese, of course, are taught that we're a Paper Dragon, and that NO ONE is strong enough to stand up to the Great Chinese Dragon, including the USA, who (as North Korean and Chinese schoolchildren are taught) lost in ground war to China and Korea, and lost to a bunch of hillbillies with guns in Vietnam. (yes, that's their position).
While you may be on to some general point, or trend, your inductive reasoning inhibits you from drawing any real conclusions. Sure, many Mexicans, Germans, French, Iraqis, etc., will blame every problem the world has ever experienced on Bush. Just like some narrow-minded Americans will blame every problem on Bush. This isn't a phenomenon that separates foreigners from Americans. But the world doesn't hate you. Get over yourself, man. Turn that frown upside down.
turn off the television and get out sometime.
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