Posted on 07/03/2006 9:56:09 AM PDT by Mazi83
Britons have never had such a low opinion of the leadership of the United States, a YouGov poll shows.
As Americans prepare to celebrate the 230th anniversary of their independence tomorrow, the poll found that only 12 per cent of Britons trust them to act wisely on the global stage. This is half the number who had faith in the Vietnam-scarred White House of 1975.
Most Britons see America as a cruel, vulgar, arrogant society, riven by class and racism, crime-ridden, obsessed with money and led by an incompetent hypocrite.
American troops are failing either to win "hearts and minds" in Iraq or bring democracy to that country.
More than two-thirds who offered an opinion said America is essentially an imperial power seeking world domination. And 81 per cent of those who took a view said President George W Bush hypocritically championed democracy as a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests.
A spokesman for the American embassy said that the poll's findings were contradicted by its own surveys.
"We question the judgment of anyone who asserts the world would be a better place with Saddam still terrorizing his own nation and threatening people well beyond Iraq's borders.
"With respect to the poll's assertions about American society, we bear some of the blame for not successfully communicating America's extraordinary dynamism.
"But frankly, so do you [the British press]."
"Hey Britain, get over it!"
The left controls the press in England - thats why Orwell couldnt get a job after "Animal Farm".
Since that majority of Britons has never been to the United States and its members know very few Americans personally, one might ask the British press where this remarkably bad impression came from. They know what they've been told - so who's telling it to them?
Well, ahem, have at us then! It's only a flesh wound! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!
Wow..love to see how they phrased that question to get that answer..besides..they forgot my favorite thing we are... EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That'll explain a lot :)
That should say that "Leftist Britons Drawn to Leftist Poll Web Site see US as Vulgar empire Builder."
Yawn, more predictable propaganda from the left.
Soon they will be running ads for Saddam and Sons, of course that would be to honest!
I see the British press as cruel, vulgar, and arrogant.
Well, at least they didn't throw in fat and ugly this time, so we have that going for us. Hugs and kisses to them too.
So Glad my ancestors left England hundreds of years ago.
Britons....Hmmm....feed 'em enough (ale) and booze.... they'll definitely believe anything reuters feeds them.
That's, "Evil I say, EVVVIIIIILLLLL!"
Europe is lost and Eurabia is coming and whats funny is they really don't know it. Im glad I live on this side of the Atlantic.
Envy
"And 81 per cent of those who took a view said President George W Bush hypocritically championed democracy as a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests."
Spreading democracy is in our self-interest, and in the self-interest of the rest of the civilized world. But go ahead and be envy-driven clueless dolts -- and enjoy your sharia law when it comes a knockin. Just don't expect us to save your asses yet again, you ungrateful ####s (self-sensored -- insert your favorite four letter word).
Well, we saved them twice during the 20th century....I think that's more than enough, don't you?
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