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Originally posted by Oerdin
I love it! China continues commiting cultural genocide against Tibetians and has millions of jailed political prisoners but you folks think the US is worse because it has 200-500 jihadis who were caught red handed and were chucked in Gitmo.
I love it! China continues commiting cultural genocide against Tibetians and has millions of jailed political prisoners but you folks think the US is worse because it has 200-500 jihadis who were caught red handed and were chucked in Gitmo.
Canadian opinion of U.S. dropping, poll suggests
Last Updated Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:41:22 EDT
CBC News
An increasing number of Canadians have a negative opinion about their southern neighbours, calling them "greedy, violent and rude," suggests a new survey.
About 66 per cent of Canadians have a favourable opinion of Americans, down from 78 per cent in 2002, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Thursday.
The Washington-based research company surveyed roughly 17,000 people in 16 countries, including Canada and the United States.
A majority of Canadians (more than 60 per cent) feel Americans are "greedy, violent and rude" and a minority said Americans are "immoral."
On the positive side, more than 76 per cent of Canadians feel Americans are "hardworking and inventive," but less than half feel they are "honest."
About 59 per cent of Canadians reported a positive opinion of the United States as a country, down from 72 per cent three years ago. Canadians rated countries like France, Germany and Japan higher than the U.S.
Of the 16 countries polled in the survey, six said a majority of their people had a positive opinion of the U.S. They were the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Poland and India.
Of the 500 Canadians surveyed, 75 per cent said the re-election of U.S. President George W. Bush made them feel more negative toward their southern neighbour.
"The magnitude of America's image problem is such that even popular U.S. policies have done little to repair it," said the report.
Americans believe U.S. disliked
The survey results suggest Americans are aware of how their country is perceived, with 69 per cent of Americans polled saying their country is "generally disliked" by other countries.
By contrast, 94 per cent of Canadians polled believe their country is well-liked.
The survey, which was co-chaired by former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright, took place from May 6-11, 2005. The margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points, 95 per cent of the time.
Last Updated Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:41:22 EDT
CBC News
An increasing number of Canadians have a negative opinion about their southern neighbours, calling them "greedy, violent and rude," suggests a new survey.
About 66 per cent of Canadians have a favourable opinion of Americans, down from 78 per cent in 2002, according to a Pew Research Center poll released on Thursday.
The Washington-based research company surveyed roughly 17,000 people in 16 countries, including Canada and the United States.
A majority of Canadians (more than 60 per cent) feel Americans are "greedy, violent and rude" and a minority said Americans are "immoral."
On the positive side, more than 76 per cent of Canadians feel Americans are "hardworking and inventive," but less than half feel they are "honest."
About 59 per cent of Canadians reported a positive opinion of the United States as a country, down from 72 per cent three years ago. Canadians rated countries like France, Germany and Japan higher than the U.S.
Of the 16 countries polled in the survey, six said a majority of their people had a positive opinion of the U.S. They were the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Poland and India.
Of the 500 Canadians surveyed, 75 per cent said the re-election of U.S. President George W. Bush made them feel more negative toward their southern neighbour.
"The magnitude of America's image problem is such that even popular U.S. policies have done little to repair it," said the report.
Americans believe U.S. disliked
The survey results suggest Americans are aware of how their country is perceived, with 69 per cent of Americans polled saying their country is "generally disliked" by other countries.
By contrast, 94 per cent of Canadians polled believe their country is well-liked.
The survey, which was co-chaired by former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright, took place from May 6-11, 2005. The margin of error is plus or minus four percentage points, 95 per cent of the time.
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