Pew Research Center: Global Unease with Major World Powers and Leaders

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:36 AM EDT

Article Source: pewresearch.org

politics, bush, united-states, china, middle-east, european-union, putin

A 47-nation survey finds global public opinion increasingly wary of the world's dominant nations and disapproving of their leaders. Anti-Americanism is extensive, as it has been for the past five years. At the same time, the image of China has slipped significantly among the publics of other major nations. Opinion about Russia is mixed, but confidence in its president, Vladimir Putin, has declined sharply. In fact, the Russian leader's negatives have soared to the point that they mirror the nearly worldwide lack of confidence in George W. Bush

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chill

Interesting but unsurprising

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1 vote

#1 - Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:38 AM EDT

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Oluseye

Amazing is that more Canadians, Brits, Germans, Italians and French trust Vladimir Putin's global leadership more than Bush's. That's nothing if not incredible.

I think Bush should resign and I'm not being partisan. If the leader of the free (and unfree) world can not command the trust of the world or his own country, he should go.

That's why I like parliamentary systems, and why they are more democratic.

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#2 - Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:05 AM EDT

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chill

If the leader of the free (and unfree) world can not command the trust of the world or his own country, he should go.

I don't disagree. But you have lived in the USA: The average American takes it as a badge of pride if the world doesn't like them.

Every era seems to have ots global village idiots spoiling things for everyone else.

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#3 - Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:19 AM EDT

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Oluseye

Yes that's true. The ghastliness of the Bush situation is that he's 26% even at home.

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#4 - Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:31 AM EDT

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cartooncat

Chill....you have been tagged

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#5 - Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:41 AM EDT

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