If only these folks would spend more time reading InstaIgnorance and watching Fox TV, they would surely be as enlightened as the 50% of Americans who approve of Bush's job performance. Details here:
"In eight out of 10 nations, those polled said -- often in landslide proportions -- that they hoped to see Democrat John Kerry beat President Bush in next month's election. Bush won backing from a majority of respondents only in Russia and Israel.
"The polls were conducted in Canada, France, Britain, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Israel and Russia, with results to be published in the participating newspapers on Friday. Not all questions were asked in every country.
"On average, 57 percent of those questioned said their opinions of America had worsened over the past two to three years, compared with 20 percent who said their view had improved. That question was asked in nine of the countries, but not in Russia.
"Seventy-four percent of Japanese, 70 percent of French, 67 percent of South Koreans, 64 percent of Canadians and 60 percent of Spaniards said they had a worse opinion of America now than two to three years ago.
"Only in Israel did more people say their view of the United States had improved than worsened in the past two to three years....
"[M]any of those polled separated their feelings about the U.S. government from their views of the American people. Sixty-eight percent said they had a favorable opinion of Americans.
"Asked whether American democracy remained a model for other nations, 52 percent of those asked said yes and 42 percent said no.
"In Britain, Mexico and South Korea, more people thought the United States was no longer a model, while in Canada, Russia, Japan and Israel, majorities said it was.
"Fifty-nine percent of people questioned in seven nations -- including Britain, America's closest ally in Iraq -- said the war there was not helping the world fight against terrorism, while 35 percent said it was, as Bush contends.
"People in all 10 countries were asked who they hoped to see win the White House on Nov. 2, and the result will make Kerry wish they had a vote.
"The Democrat was favored by healthy to enormous majorities in eight of the nations -- 72 percent supported him, compared with 16 percent for Bush in France.
"In South Korea, it was 68 percent for Kerry and 18 percent for Bush; in Canada, 60 percent to 20 percent; in Spain, 58 percent to 13 percent; in Australia 54 percent to 28 percent; and in Britain 50 percent to 22 percent.
"Bush came out on top in Israel by a margin of 50 percent to 24 percent and in Russia, 52 percent to 48 percent."
Now what the heck are the 20% in Canada who support Bush thinking?
UPDATE: Canadian reader Bruce Allen writes: "20% of Canadians live in the praries where the cops still drag Indians out beyond city limits to let them die of exposure, and on the Alberta oilpatch where they know a kindred spirit."
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