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It is an ostrich reaction to deny that sentiment toward Americans even among our closer allies in the West has been eroding. These efforts made by the State De
by waffletower 3y ago
It is an ostrich reaction to deny that sentiment toward Americans even among our closer allies in the West has been eroding. These efforts made by the State Department are indeed timely, regardless of any historic precedence. In very recent news, we see these perceptions discussed openly in US media: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/europe/brics-expansion-xi-lula.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/world/europe/brics-expans...
- dragonwriter 3y ago> It is an ostrich reaction to deny that sentiment toward Americans even among our closer allies in the West has been eroding. I didn’t deny that, what I denied is the claim that the recognition by the government that it is valuable to address various negative perceptions is a reaction to any recent change in overall perception, since they’ve literally been actively doing it for generations; what is new is the approach.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago> It is an ostrich reaction to deny that sentiment toward Americans even among our closer allies in the West has been eroding. I'm not American, but I'm white and speak English. When I was backpacking Europe and Asia almost 20 years ago, I would often get insulted just for being assumed to be American. Of course that was when Bush was in power which probably had something to do with it.