>The major flaw there is that most americans will never want a visa anyway, so it ends up being a largely invisible protest on the part of the other countries.

>The major flaw there is that most americans will never want a visa anyway, so it ends up being a largely invisible protest on the part of the other countries. Most Americans don't even have passports! [1] By punishing the tiny fraction of Americans visiting Brazil or China, these countries are simply shooting themselves in the foot. It's a mostly invisible protest - and the only people witnessing said protest are the ones who already like you. [1] http://andrewhy.de/percent-of-americans-with-passports/ http://andrewhy.de/percent-of-americans-with-passports/