Okay, so you have changed the question? LOL
This is my whole point that you fail to grasp. How can anyone judge a whole continent when neither side has the evidence, except by individual countries?
This is why I asked which part of Europe is pro- or anti- american?
When you ask this question you find that there is NOT a body called Europe or a European opinion anymore than there is an Asian or South American opinion.
There is ONLY individual countries!!! Some like America some don't!
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we are allowed to change and formulate our own questions, that's what is known as dialogue. we are telling you how europe is being perceived by the majority of americans. we feel that GENERALLY speaking, and of course, we ALL speak in generalities, it is COMMON to do so, europe is not supportive of our efforts on the war on terror. yes, of course, we realize some countries are more supportive and others less so and there are probably entire villages of individuals who ARE supportive, but GENERALLY SPEAKING, i think if you polled the continent, those who are NOT supportive, would prevail in a majority vote.
and believe me, we are not failing to grasp your point. what you cannot get around is that the PREVAILING SENTIMENT in europe is that of non-support for the WOT.
"When you ask this question you find that there is NOT a body called Europe or a European opinion anymore than there is an Asian or South American opinion."
You're the one changing the question. We were speaking pacificism. With that on many comes a latent anti-Americanism, yes. But we were not speaking strictly in terms of anti-Americanism. You are the one changing the terms of the debate here. We were discussing the spread of pacificism. I never claimed that translates into anti-Americanism for everyone with those opinions. But there is no shortage of articles, or polls, out there noting that trend in Europe as well.
And yes, on issues of war and peace there does seem to be an emerging strain of common thought within Europe, less pronounced in some places like the former East Bloc, more so in others like central Europe such as Germany and France. We are far from the only observers to note this. Does that mean Europeans have a commonality in all areas of debate? OF course not, but this is an emerging consensus in Europe, that simply cannot be denied.
Again, I have asked you to disprove this thesis other than your own desires it not be true. So far you've not.