Slog - Comments on Hate Hurts http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts Another result of the Bush decade: More Americans now say that the United States is less respected in the world than it has been in the past, and a growing proportion views this as a major problem for the country. More than seven-in-ten Americans (71%) say that the United States is less respected by other countries these days, up from 65% in August 2006. What's significant is not that Americans are aware of the sharp drop in international respect but that they think it's a problem.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:57:55 -0800 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:55 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by AMB Actually, what I think is more significant is your use of an apostrophe in your pluralization of the word "American".

]]> AMB http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083656 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083656 International Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:06:45 -0800 Comment by dreamboatcaptain What's even more significant is that this is a straight-forward post from Charles, with no implications about Marxism, architecture, or hot African ladies.

]]> dreamboatcaptain http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083660 International Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:09:42 -0800 Comment by ams This excerpt does not say what percentage actually views it as a problem. You have to link to the other page to find only 56% do, which means that a full 15% of Americans think they are less respected, but do not care. Still, 56% is pretty high, I guess.

]]> ams http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083665 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083665 International Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:15:43 -0800 Comment by Wowza Actually, what's MOST significant is that the people polled seemed to be aware that there were actually other countries in the world at all.

]]> Wowza http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083668 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083668 International Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:23:41 -0800 Comment by PC what @2 said. And there are other posts by Charles today of the same nature.

Yay Charles.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083708 International Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:51:33 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @2 FTW.

But it is interesting, a sea change if you will.

And probably the only thing other than the economy that will get through to older voters.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083785 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/hate_hurts#c1083785 International Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:55 -0800