Comments on: Anti-Americanism based on ignorance

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:28:36 +0000

From what I remember when I lived in the UK, anti-Americanism was based on prejudice (it was in my case).
It was easy to dislike the stereotypical American tourist: fat, loud and too many cameras.
Entirely unfair, of course.

Then there’s the ‘two people separated by a common language’ problem; easy to dislike someone who pretends to speak English, but can’t.

It’s taken time, but I’ve overcome these foibles and am now profoundly grateful for America and Americans.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:22:52 +0000

The poll…indicates that anti-American sentiment in Britain is largely based on erroneous conceptions and mistaken beliefs about the United States.

No, the poll indicates that Britons hold erroneous conceptions and mistaken beliefs. The presence or absence of anti-American sentiment (or the reasons for that sentiment, if it exists) are not indicated by the poll, and given the questions asked, cannot be inferred from the poll. Even if both anti-American sentiment and erroneous conceptions co-exist, it does not necessarily follow that one is the basis for the other.

By: Text links

Text links — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:43:48 +0000

And that’s a fact. There are many people judjing without even having good arguments to do it