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Britons see US as vulgar empire builder
Telegraph UK ^
| Ben Fenton
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]."
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; eurotwitsforkerry; geopolitics
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To: Mazi83
Say..doesn't Madonna live in England..hmmmm..now I think I understand this poll..
To: Mazi83
"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"
Clearly the MSM is effectively communicating the picture that the American left wants the world to see.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:09:23 AM PDT
by
conservativewasp
(Liberals lie for sport and hate our country. Zarqawi got the message.)
To: Gay State Conservative
Churchill was 1/2 American!
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:09:30 AM PDT
by
Rosemont
To: Mazi83
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.
What irony. LOL!
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:09:38 AM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. --I. Kristol)
To: Mazi83
They certainly had their day, now they are jealous. Typical family ;o)
To: AmericaUnited
We have a number of Brits that are regular FReepers. I have found that they are very pro US and are great people.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:10:50 AM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
("Over there, over there, We won't be back 'til it's over Over there.")
To: spanalot
thats why Orwell couldnt get a job after "Animal Farm". or Churchill after Hitler
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:11:22 AM PDT
by
alrea
(but in the morning i'll be sober and you will still be ugly.)
To: TomGuy
While the United States invented many things, the United Kingdom did, too. Also, as technology generally is often cumulative, American inventions were built on the inventions from other countries.
To: Mazi83
It was probably a poll from some left leaning website that allows one to vote on unlimited times......Just a guess.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:13:02 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute!!)
To: Mazi83
People are going to bitch no matter what. Any Brit will whine about how we sat out the war until Pearl Harbor, and now they whine that we are trying to protect democracy overseas.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:13:31 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: mariabush
Do you think they represent the majority of Brits?
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:13:52 AM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. --I. Kristol)
To: Dazedcat
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:14:24 AM PDT
by
gogeo
(The /sarc tag is a form of training wheels for those unable to discern intellectual subtlety.)
To: Defender2
Not all Brits view America in negative ways. Far from it. Without you policing the world we would be up the creek without the proverbial paddle.
Funny how the liberals hate racism - but are happy for Americans to cop it.
Regards to you all especially for July 4th.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:15:31 AM PDT
by
vimto
To: mewzilla
The YouGov motto is "understanding people". LMAO Everyone knows that a moonbats two favorite words are understanding and compassion.
To: Mazi83
A message to the Europeans and the rest of the World: Jealousy is a very destructive vice.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:16:22 AM PDT
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: Mazi83
What an ironic July 4th joke. Britain only wishes they had not lost the Revolutonary War - else they could still be an empire builder. Life has not been quite as good for them since.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:16:39 AM PDT
by
daybreakcoming
(If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
To: Mazi83
"But frankly, so do you [the British press]." I can only hope that the edited word was "wankers".
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:17:10 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Pray for peace, prepare for war.)
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
In the last 120 years, the United States has much more technological inventions and breakthroughs than the whole world combined.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:18:28 AM PDT
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: Sender
Most Britons see America as cruel,vulgar,arrogant society, riven by class and racism, crime-ridden, obsessed with money and led by an incompetent hypocrite. When they came to visit, they should have seen more than just New York.
To: Mazi83
This is what happens when the English get sent packing from the World Cup, their press seek to turn vicious on any big enough target in sight.
Disregard this trash.
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posted on
07/03/2006 10:19:54 AM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
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