Ray Saintonge wrote:
Sheldon Rampton wrote:
Speaking from outside the US, it's easy to see how the country becomes
identified with its current president, and George W. Bush has left an
impression on citizens of other countries that quickly becomes an
impression of the United States. He has given the world a magnifying
glass with which to look at the United States' faults. In the course of
a Canadian Broadcating Corporation program on the US election it
reported on a survey of whom Canadians would vote for if they could.
80% favored Kerry. That's an astounding ratio, but I suspect that a
similar result would be found in many countries. The damage that Bush
has done to the reputation of the United States may take at least a
generation to repair. No US president has been so widely reviled around
the world as the current one. The opportunities which the 9/11 tragedy
afforded him to improve international co-operation he has turned into a
disastrous legacy of bitterness, hatred and resentment. The platitude
about keeping America strong does not win friends anywhere, because at
anywhere law applies equally to the ultra powerful.
It wasn't just Canada. The Sydney Morning Herald, and numerous other
International papers did the same poll and got similar results. I can
find the article if you want because I read it just the other day. It
was on the front page!
TBSDY