CurtSibling
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Hmm - You put it in far more of a rational light than many did back then, good post.
American Respect....
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Almost W-esque.
Who are the idiots that think the government is going in the right direction? It should be 0-100.
History_Buff
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Perhaps, but their motivations are wrong. While the American government might be too big, cumbersome and unresponsive (I really don't know enough about it to say), their objection seems to be one of 'big government is always bad' and similar paranoid ideas, rather than any particular criticism.
That, and their opposition to Public Healthcare, which is utterly unfathomable to me.
Cheezy the Wiz
Socialist In A Hurry
This. The Times is a joke paper.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Maybe every American should spend at least one high school year in Europe. It would certainly help to raise North America to a higher level of civilization. Maybe they would even learn what words like socialism and big government mean.
Do Czech high schoolers go west and to the year-in-Europe thing?
Not that I wouldn't have loved that, but that statement is pretty darn condescending and almost flat out rude towards us Americans.
CurtSibling
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A bit unfair...Europe has no shortage of stupid people also...!
GinandTonic
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Not just unfathomable but self-harming and vindictive. It's the desire to spend more money for worse outcomes just to make sure the "undeserving" are even worse off.
The desire for relative wealth meaning the desire to see the next guy in poverty is a really unpleasant aspect of human nature - expressing this in terms of healthcare seems immoral to me to the point where it qualifies as evil.
I actually think its a pretty stupid story and poll.
How can one possibly gauge how Americans are "respected" abroad unless you've, um, been there?
So much for "American exceptionalism". We're now reduced to a nation of self-centered outer-directed whiners who worry about how much someone in Iceland or Thailand cares about them. Jeebus Christo.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Not for a whole year, perhaps, but student exchange programmes are pretty common. For some reason the Germans always drink like crazy when they get here
Really?
Seriously, it's not such a bad idea. I mean, European kids should get a similar experience. In the end we'd understand the Americans better and the Americans would stop being scared of things like public healthcare.
I don't claim it doesn't.
Here in Czechia is USA less respected. Left-wingers dont respect USA by default, there is not chance how would USA be more respected and respect of right-wingers droped because US foreign politics.
But for whole Europe, I think that not much changed.
But for whole Europe, I think that not much changed.
You brighten my day Karalysia.
CurtSibling
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Pah! Big talk from a small man! You are welcome to try and bomb the UK.
We beat the Luftwaffe and we'll cream your part-timer US airforce too!
(when we can afford to get airborne, that is)
Yeah I'd agree with that, the Tea Baggers and the Healthcare debacle is generating quite a lot of pity. I don't think foreigners blame Obama since he's the one trying to do the right thing.
CurtSibling
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I don't trust Obama one bit, though.
I'll admit the idea of putting a black man in the top job is clever.
No-one will dare castigate him, as that would be RACIST...EEK!
A sly move by the shadow masters...
I'll admit the idea of putting a black man in the top job is clever.
No-one will dare castigate him, as that would be RACIST...EEK!
A sly move by the shadow masters...
JohnRM
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Probably more respected...like I give a crap.
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