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Politics : Stop the War! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike M who wrote (12227)	4/11/2003 11:31:56 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21614

So basically your argument is "They hate the US in the Middle East. I have no idea why. They say it is because of our support of Israel and people who have lived there say it is because of our support of Israel, but I refuse to believe on that because I think hate is irrational and anyway they hate only us and not other countries because, uh, we are more Christian than them". I am telling you it ain't so. Anyone who has had any contact with Muslim countries, especially those in the Middle East can confirm this. Take a trip to the region and talk to a few people. Or look at some polls: halifaxherald.com Arabs dislike U.S., not democracy - poll Attitudes toward Canada, western values in general, more favourable A rare survey of public opinion in the Arab world indicates that most Arabs dislike the United States but not because they reject western democracy and values. The survey, released Wednesday, contrasts the negative Arab views of the United States and Britain with more favourable attitudes toward countries like Canada and France. responses were related to these countries' policy, especially regarding the Middle East crisis and Iraq. Arabs view some other western countries, such as Canada and France, favourably and list among their own wishes such western notions as personal freedom and equal rights for women. So it's a matter of national policy rather than a rejection of western values. On the issue of Arab views of other countries, only Israel, the United States and Britain received overall negative scores among 13 countries listed in the question, including Asian and Islamic countries. halifaxherald.com