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Zulu7 · « **on:** February 28, 2005, 06:13:13 AM »

Introduction

Political

Cultural

Economics

Military

The BBC hosted a unique global television debate about America's place in the world with 10 other national broadcasters.
As part of the What The World Thinks of America programme, 11,000 people in the UK, France, Russia, Indonesia, South Korea, Jordan, Australia, Canada, Israel, Brazil and the US responded to a poll asking their views and opinions on America.

The respondents were asked about their general attitudes towards America and US President George Bush.

The poll also posed a range of other questions on America's foreign policy, military power, cultural influences and economic might.

Click on the links above to view a comprehensive series of graphs illustrating the findings of the poll.

All interviews were carried out during May/June 2003 in the following 11 countries:

Australia - Roy Morgan Research
Brazil – LPM Research F2F
Canada - Leger Marketing
France – IPSOS Opinion
Indonesia – Synovate
Israel - PORI
Jordan – IPSOS Stat
Korea – ORC International
Russia – Russian Research & F2F
UK - ICM
USA – IPSOS Reid

Enough for now if you want the lot go to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/programmes/wtwta/poll/html/default.stm

Righto I've lit the touchpaper of you go.

Finrod · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:19:43 AM »

So this accomplishes what, other then substantiating what most Americans now believe anyway?

Zulu7 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:23:57 AM »

Oh I dunno just thought it interesting. Working hard here to try and alter the WASP bias on this section of the BBs I guess. It worries me the level of paranoia I read in here and I thought it might aleviate some of the stereotyping that all europeans hate the US.

Finrod · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:34:05 AM »

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Originally posted by Zulu7
Working hard here to try and alter the WASP bias on this section of the BBs I guess.

Good luck with that, your battling 50 years of anger and resentment by most Americans. I watched an interesting debate on PBS the other week, a socialogist said American history can be broke down to 4 era's, Young Americans, Naive Americans, Ugly Americans, and now Angry Americans. So good luck with your efforts, I think your pretty much doomed to failure. Your dealing with the "Yankee Go Home" generation and they have an axe to grind.

JB88 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:34:46 AM »

has anybody seen my (insert item here)?

Finrod · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:36:38 AM »

No but I think its under the (Insert Furniture here)

JB88 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:41:21 AM »

ya, i looked under the (selected furniture item), but all that i found was this (insert object) what i want to know is who does it belong to and why wont it quit (verb)ing?

i just know i left it around here someplace.

any other suggestions?

Finrod · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:53:20 AM »

Sorry, but didn't (unsavory type person) pass by your (item here) earlier. I think it reasonable he could have (criminal activity) with your (aforementioned item)

JB88 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:58:31 AM »

ah. well that would explain the (material)
on the (surface)

kind of makes you wonder about (insert metaphysical topic) doesnt it?

has anyone seen my (object?)

(unsavory character) ... did you take my (object) ?

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2005, 07:33:47 AM »

Well we must at least be seen as pretty damn important if they feel they need to have a debate just on the USA.

Looks to me like most Euros dont like us.
Not that we care, cause we dont.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2005, 07:36:13 AM »

"unfree"??

Is there even such a word?

AWMac · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2005, 07:47:56 AM »

Masherbrum · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2005, 07:53:14 AM »

Karaya

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2005, 07:54:39 AM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
"unfree"??

Is there even such a word?

Yes, it was coined in 1949 by British novelist Eric Blair.

And if 63% of the world views us as arrogant, I say screw 'em, and let's just do what we want anyway.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:03:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Yes, it was coined in 1949 by British novelist Eric Blair.

And if 63% of the world views us as arrogant, I say screw 'em, and let's just do what we want anyway.

It just cracks me up that they feel so insecure they have to have a debate just on us.

Looks more like noodle envy to me then anything else LMAO