Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Anti-Americanism as a Form of Resistance

Agence Global - Article by Rami G. Khouri

...The findings on global public views of American democracy are especially interesting. When asked if they “liked or disliked American ideas on democracy,” majorities or pluralities in 33 of 47 polled countries said they disliked American ideas about democracy. Seventy-six percent in France and 92 percent in Turkey expressed dislike -- and these two NATO allies are, respectively, a birthplace of modern democracy and a showcase of its taking root in a developing, predominantly Islamic, society. Numerous polls in these and other countries repeatedly show strong commitments to or yearnings for democratic governance. So the problem here is American policy, not democratic principles....


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