tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372041.post109819799549885844..comments2013-08-19T18:16:59.871+10:00Comments on Plus Perdu: Land Of PlentyJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107947648278338826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372041.post-1100080226711539972004-11-10T19:50:00.000+10:002004-11-10T19:50:00.000+10:00My worst fear is not exposure to American culture....My worst fear is not exposure to American culture. On the contrary, American films, books, web sites, and TV programs are among my favourites. Far from fearing it, I actively seek it out.<br /><br />The sentiment I see in Australia, and also in Europe, is not anti-American per se, but against specific policies, in particularly foreign policy such as pre-emption, and other things like the environment (Kyoto, etc). Also against cultural trends, a little bit, but none of this isn't against Americans as a group, just a comment on the direction in which you seem to be walking at the moment.<br /><br />Also, personally, my prime minister has a tendency to blindly follow the US on policy decisions, which means that US politics has a very real impact on decisions made on my country's behalf. Hence my interest in the election. I acknowledge that this one's our fault, for re-electing Howard in spite of this.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107947648278338826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6372041.post-1100058116701176362004-11-10T13:41:00.000+10:002004-11-10T13:41:00.000+10:00I confess, I am an American. But not your typical...I confess, I am an American. But not your typical inbred, hill dwelling American that most of you out there in the world think us and certainly not an embarrassed-to-be-an-American pseudo-intellectual liberal. On that note, I am a Republican- yes, mea culpa. I will just note that I am shocked at how cognizant you (and I might presume most) Europeans (Australians) are of our culture. Our newspapers, our TV news, our leaders and our tourists continue to say that there is a huge anti-American sentiment going on in Europe. For some to be so absorbed in our elections, culture, books, what have you, aren't you confirming your worst fear? I guess America really does have a bigger place in the world than I thought it did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com