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Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Liked Countries Switzerland +36 Australia +30 Cuba -3 Russia -11 USA -16 North Korea -19 Israel -24
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Tuur
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How do you know they were? The problem is polls in general, in this case compounded by what they are told vs what they experienced, which in a nutshell is the issue with thoughts on any country. So the question isn't the poll, but what Americans are told they must do to be "likeable." That's something most Middle School students quickly learn.
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Not saber-rattle over Greenland, is that to much to ask? Or be a staunch opponent of russian imperialism? Or not arguing from a great powers rhetoric (defining spheres of influence)?
It's not that people hate the US in general (see changes over time, Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Liked Countries Switzerland +36 Australia +30 Cuba -3 Russia -11 USA -16 North Korea -19 Israel -24) it is that the US government act in ways that is questionable.
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Unilateral imposition of nonsensical tarrifs
Trade wars with politically aligned and traditional trade partners
Threatening annexation of (at least) three countries
Launching a war that spiked global energy prices
Abduction of foreign rulers
Assassination of foreign rulers
Ending global aide programmes
La inching a campaign of extrajudicial murder in international waters
Withdrawing from multiple international agreements
Withdrawing from multiple international organisations
Publically berating or mocking the leaders of allies
Publically supporting/ endorsing opposition political leaders
Curtailing refugee intake (except for a single racial group)
Expressing support for dictators over democracies
Is anyone except MAGA surprised that the US' international standing has been diminished?
Trade wars with politically aligned and traditional trade partners
Threatening annexation of (at least) three countries
Launching a war that spiked global energy prices
Abduction of foreign rulers
Assassination of foreign rulers
Ending global aide programmes
La inching a campaign of extrajudicial murder in international waters
Withdrawing from multiple international agreements
Withdrawing from multiple international organisations
Publically berating or mocking the leaders of allies
Publically supporting/ endorsing opposition political leaders
Curtailing refugee intake (except for a single racial group)
Expressing support for dictators over democracies
Is anyone except MAGA surprised that the US' international standing has been diminished?
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What would you want us Americans to root for, "America and Canada only?
Who did they ask (small sample, isn't it)? If it were all those paper tigers in Europe, of course, some of them would view the USA as an armpit because we cut them off.
Chat GPT
The Democracy Perception Index 2026, conducted by Nira Data for the Alliance of Democracies Foundation, is based on 94,146 interviews (respondents) across 98 countries."
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Shrug. Don’t like us, fine. But as a case in point is the implication that if the US would just do this and that, then it would be liked. Except that’s never how these things work. Which is why the US wasn’t liked in places long before, and won’t be liked regardless of whatever hoops it jumps through.
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It is exactly how it works. Evidenced by that the view of the US changes depended on what it does.
You were liked before using the same methodology. This is some strange counterfactual argument.
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Is there a poll of how many people want to relocate to countries? I suspect that the US is still a place of choice for many.
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More supporting evidence
www.pewresearch.org
Trump Gets Negative Reviews Internationally as Fewer Say U.S. Is a Reliable Partner
A 36-country survey finds declining ratings for the U.S. amid rising concerns about its foreign policy and the health of its democracy.
www.pewresearch.org
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How many people are clamoring to come to our fair land with our for-profit healthcare-system?
I’ll betcha that is a major consideration for a lot of folks.
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I'm sure it is. Folks don't come here because we provide universal access to medical service. People don't come here because our social services safety net. And that's OK. People who immigrate expect to have jobs with medical coverage, if that is even an issue for them.
I still believe that many, many millions want to come here. And, yes, I believe that the US needs workers. Even in the age of AI, a decreasing birth rate from the current 1.6 simply isn't sustainable.
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No. So it was that, about half a century ago, a Texas couple in South America came across "Yankee go home" graffiti, and after their tour guide apologized said "That's all right; we don't like them, either." That's before the current laundry list "Ooh, this is why we don't like America." What it comes down to is a hatred looking for a reason to exist. That, and us not caring if you like us or not.
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That can absolutely happen without it being generally true. Do you really expect that no one in any country in the whole would have a gripe with the US? Is that the criteria you are using? If so, then every country is hated. But it also makes being hated as a concept meaningless.
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Whose hatred? Me, personally? I don't hate the US. Is it enough if there is any single person hating the US in a country? That makes all countries hated then, because it is likely that there exist at least one person that hates any specific country in each country.
You were just given data that showed that the US was viewed as favorably in 2022 as France and Germany is today. If it actually changes over time your assertion makes little sense.
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