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https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2017/11/daily-chart-12
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"ONE YEAR after the election of Donald Trump, does the world respect America more, or less? A recent survey by the Pew Research Centre, a think-tank, finds that Americans’ responses to this seemingly empirical question differ greatly across party lines."
"It is possible that Republicans are simply out of touch with how the rest of the world sees America. Another possibility, however, is that Republicans want their country to be feared, rather than loved. They may believe that what is best for other countries is not necessarily best for America. After all, Mr Trump promised to make America, not the rest of the world, great again."
When Ronald Reagan ran for president he talked about America as a shining city on the hill. The idea was that if you make America into this amazing place full of success and good things, that other countries around the world would look up to us, and want to emulate us. He believed that the best way to spread capitalism and democracy around the world was to make a capitalistic democratic society enviable so that others would want to duplicate what we had.
Donald Trump is one of the most hated, least popular, and least respected leaders in the entire world. He was elected in a capitalist democracy. If everyone in the world hates this guy why would they ever want to duplicate they type of system that allowed him into power? Where Stalin and Lenon were once the textbook examples of why communism, socialism, and dictatorships were evil now Trump is the textbook example of what every country on earth is trying to avoid.
The rest of the world does not respect America. They may fear it, but only because we gave a reckless lunatic access to more nuclear weapons than any nation on early. When Donald Trump was elected the entire world gave the biggest collective face palm in world history.
I'll just quote the whole article since it may require a subscription to read.....
"ONE YEAR after the election of Donald Trump, does the world respect America more, or less? A recent survey by the Pew Research Centre, a think-tank, finds that Americans’ responses to this seemingly empirical question differ greatly across party lines."
Pew finds that just 42% of Republicans believe that America is now respected less than in previous years. Last year, 70% of them held this belief. The opposite trend can be observed for Democrats, who are more likely to believe that America has lost credibility in the world’s eyes.
The rest of the world seems to agree with Democrats. Another Pew survey, published in June, showed that the prevalence of favorable views of America has fallen in 30 out of 37 countries since Barack Obama left office. The only country in which views of America have improved markedly is Russia, where 41% now see it favourably, up from 15%. Pew’s data show that non-Americans have also become much less confident in the American president “to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs”.
The rest of the world seems to agree with Democrats. Another Pew survey, published in June, showed that the prevalence of favorable views of America has fallen in 30 out of 37 countries since Barack Obama left office. The only country in which views of America have improved markedly is Russia, where 41% now see it favourably, up from 15%. Pew’s data show that non-Americans have also become much less confident in the American president “to do the right thing when it comes to international affairs”.
"It is possible that Republicans are simply out of touch with how the rest of the world sees America. Another possibility, however, is that Republicans want their country to be feared, rather than loved. They may believe that what is best for other countries is not necessarily best for America. After all, Mr Trump promised to make America, not the rest of the world, great again."
When Ronald Reagan ran for president he talked about America as a shining city on the hill. The idea was that if you make America into this amazing place full of success and good things, that other countries around the world would look up to us, and want to emulate us. He believed that the best way to spread capitalism and democracy around the world was to make a capitalistic democratic society enviable so that others would want to duplicate what we had.
Donald Trump is one of the most hated, least popular, and least respected leaders in the entire world. He was elected in a capitalist democracy. If everyone in the world hates this guy why would they ever want to duplicate they type of system that allowed him into power? Where Stalin and Lenon were once the textbook examples of why communism, socialism, and dictatorships were evil now Trump is the textbook example of what every country on earth is trying to avoid.
The rest of the world does not respect America. They may fear it, but only because we gave a reckless lunatic access to more nuclear weapons than any nation on early. When Donald Trump was elected the entire world gave the biggest collective face palm in world history.