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Poll: over 40% of Canadian teens think America is "evil"
King Tech Quadafi:
Consider the poll within the context of the Bush administration. Ive thought America was evil for years, but u know us Canadians like our neighbours. Its just that Bush, in his approach, policies and actions is about as un "Canadian" as u can get. So its more anti Bush then anti Americanism up here.
Don Jacob:
i say who cares...it's not like canada contributes anything good to the world
Maradona:
--- Quote from: Jake La Motta on July 06, 2004, 11:27:07 PM ---i say who cares...it's not like canada contributes anything good to the world
--- End quote ---
Yea, but at the same time they don't contribute anything bad either.
Don Jacob:
oh yes they do ....
Smoke:
About the article.
First of all you can suddenly notice how big is the difference between all the interviewed teens (40% thinks USA is evil) and the french Canadian ones in particular (over 64%). It's easy to understand the reason. Second, they have made polls like this one in Italy too, and in Europe in general. And it was something close to 40% too (and we are talking about a pro-Bush Government, here in Italy). So those polls are not really interesting, in my opinions, cause everywhere there's a part of population pro-USA, and the other one, who can do nothing against it, who hates on USA. And to hate on USA means to think they are "evil". You can give this poll all the political interpretations you want/need, but it's a fact that if a 14 years old listen to his daddy call America "evil", he'll repeat it/think it. It's a fact that if the former Prime Minister's communications director calls Bush as a moron and if Carolyn Parrish says "Damn Americans. I hate those bastards!", it will affect common peoples opinion on USA, and the one of teens in particular. In a scenario like this one, i aint surprised some of the teens thinks, like their fathers do, that America is "evil". It's clear that if "Anti-Americanism played a prominent role in the election strategy of the Liberals", a lot of people will think about American the way Liberals do. Where's the surprise? The best comment about the article you can find it in the article itself: "with anti-Americanism playing such a prominent role in this past election campaign, it is no wonder that the United States was viewed in such a negative light".
@7even the Harbinger
99% of Americans think Muslims are evil? Maybe, i give you that. What about.. 99% of muslims think USA is evil? There's a war going on, shit. And propaganda is stronger than ever, during a war. Both sides. The problem is that one side is a "religious" side, and that's the thing i hate with a passion about this situation. Real muslims should not hate on other people, like real catholics should. Real muslims should not support other muslims acting wrong. Instead the truth is that a great percentage of muslims aint talking shit against them bastards beheading innocent people. In America they talked "enought" about the mistakes of Allies, dont they? In the middle east they arent. That's the difference. And i explained it better in that "the hypocricy of muslims" topic.
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