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**dodsCooggipsedebt** · 06-13-2008, 01:18 PM

Interesting, thanks for posting that. A few comments:

1. I don't understand from this study whether the negative view of America as to the financial aspects is that "I don't like America because it is ruining our economy and it's their fault" or "I am frustrated that my economy is harmed by the US but I don't blame them." If it's the former, don't blame us. Trust me, we don't like having a bad economy either.

2. I find it unsurprising that the most liberal countries (Western Europe) strongly favor Obama. This has been the case since Reagan. Regardless, very few Americans vote based on foreign policy implications; most vote based on likability, their pocketbooks, and certain moral issues.

3. The drop in favorability in Japan for the US is remarkable -- it's enormous when you consider the likelihood that the percentages aren't likely to fall below 20% or rise above 80%. I have no idea why that would be, especially when seen in conjunction with Japanese statistics showing China as a much greater influence. In other words, the important of China I would have expected to moderate movement; maybe that's actually causal rather than correlative.

These kinds of studies are fascinating.

06-13-2008, 01:18 PM	#4
dodsCooggipsedebt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 461 Senior Member	Interesting, thanks for posting that. A few comments: 1. I don't understand from this study whether the negative view of America as to the financial aspects is that "I don't like America because it is ruining our economy and it's their fault" or "I am frustrated that my economy is harmed by the US but I don't blame them." If it's the former, don't blame us. Trust me, we don't like having a bad economy either. 2. I find it unsurprising that the most liberal countries (Western Europe) strongly favor Obama. This has been the case since Reagan. Regardless, very few Americans vote based on foreign policy implications; most vote based on likability, their pocketbooks, and certain moral issues. 3. The drop in favorability in Japan for the US is remarkable -- it's enormous when you consider the likelihood that the percentages aren't likely to fall below 20% or rise above 80%. I have no idea why that would be, especially when seen in conjunction with Japanese statistics showing China as a much greater influence. In other words, the important of China I would have expected to moderate movement; maybe that's actually causal rather than correlative. These kinds of studies are fascinating.
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