| rdfs:comment | - "Anti-Americanism" is a term which some Conservatives use to deceive others into excusing their policies. Conservatives label anyone opposing any wrongful US foreign policy (or criticizing any other aspect of the nation) an "anti-American", in order to shut them up. They try and pretend those who criticise bad US foreign policies are attacking America's (oft-forgotten) ideals of pursuing freedom, having the courage to defend it, and making non-oppressive peace possible all over the world. Under the harsh definition said Conservatives often use, quite a large amount of the Earth's population would be considered "anti-American" -- including a lot of Americans, too.
- Anti-Americanism is a colloquial term used to imply negative attitudes and/or opinions regarding the United States. Following September 11, 2001, as a series of polls such as the 2002 Gallup Poll, Pew's 2003 Global Attitudes Survey, and others highlighted extreme negative perceptions of the United States, usage of the term has intensified--particularly among public diplomacy practitioners and academics. There is now a growing body of literature that seeks to uncover the roots and repercussions of heightened levels of anti-Americanism.
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| abstract | - Anti-Americanism is a colloquial term used to imply negative attitudes and/or opinions regarding the United States. Following September 11, 2001, as a series of polls such as the 2002 Gallup Poll, Pew's 2003 Global Attitudes Survey, and others highlighted extreme negative perceptions of the United States, usage of the term has intensified--particularly among public diplomacy practitioners and academics. There is now a growing body of literature that seeks to uncover the roots and repercussions of heightened levels of anti-Americanism. In many cases, anti-American sentiment portrays the United States as a unilateral superpower, only acting on behalf of its own selfish interests and seeking world domination. Currently, the Iraq War has increased anti-American sentiment around the globe as US intentions for going to war are questioned. Anti-Americanism entered the American political lexicon in earnest in 2002 following the publication of the 2002 Pew Global Attitudes Survey: What the World Thinks, which documented a steep decline in public opinion about the United States following 9-11. Subsequent Pew surveys from their Global Attitudes Project have found equally depressed attitudes towards the United States. The existence of anti-Americanism gives rise to a paradox where American culture and products remain well-liked internationally (with the exception of the extra-sweet Ben & Jerry's icecream), but the spread of American customs is viewed as negative. Polls such as one conducted by the BBC for their programme "What the World Thinks of America" in 2003, document levels of anti-American sentiment, but continuing appreciation for American cinema, television and other lowbrow cultural products. Similarly, Pew surveys document an appreciation for values like democracy, freedom of speech and elections – values which Americans closely associate with their image abroad. However, these polls also illustrate that many societies see a sharp degree of hypocrisy in America’s espousing of these values abroad. For example, the Pew survey, “What the World Thinks in 2002” found that there is support for the U.S. goal of combating terrorism, but equal to that support is a feeling that the U.S. does not pay any attention whatsoever to the views of others in carrying out its foreign policy. Majorities in ten out of the eleven countries surveyed felt that the U.S. foreign policy does not consider others.
- "Anti-Americanism" is a term which some Conservatives use to deceive others into excusing their policies. Conservatives label anyone opposing any wrongful US foreign policy (or criticizing any other aspect of the nation) an "anti-American", in order to shut them up. They try and pretend those who criticise bad US foreign policies are attacking America's (oft-forgotten) ideals of pursuing freedom, having the courage to defend it, and making non-oppressive peace possible all over the world. Under the harsh definition said Conservatives often use, quite a large amount of the Earth's population would be considered "anti-American" -- including a lot of Americans, too.
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