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No.Everyone under the Constitution has the freedom to criticize any damn thing they please. That's partly what "freedom of speech" is.
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No.Everyone under the Constitution has the freedom to criticize any damn thing they please. That's partly what "freedom of speech" is.
Thanks. I'm glad you're easily amused.You are goofy, yes, but that is a tremendous comeback. Congrats.
Okay. You're going to jail for disagreeing with me.
My overnight bag is packed.Okay. You're going to jail for disagreeing with me.
No, they don't. That's what criminal and civil laws are for.Everyone under the Constitution has the freedom to criticize any damn thing they please. That's partly what "freedom of speech" is.
Who gives a shit what the rest of the world thinks of America? They hate us when we're strong and when we're free. They like us more when we're weak and our freedoms are stripped like the freedoms in their own countries. Why would any government like one who makes them look bad? Their contempt is a compliment.World Opinion Of U.S. Shoots Up After Biden Takes Office, Poll Finds
Alison Durkee
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Apr 27, 2021,01:13pm EDT
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Updated Apr 27, 2021, 01:13pm EDT
TOPLINE
Other countries’ opinions of the U.S. have improved by nine points on average since President Joe Biden took office—and in many cases by double digits—a new Morning Consult poll finds, as the Democratic president appears to have noticeably improved the U.S.’s global standing in his first 100 days after it eroded under President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on April 16, 2021.
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KEY FACTS
The country whose net favorability rating of the U.S. most improved between Jan. 20 and April 25 was Germany, where it improved by 47 points, followed by Japan (net change of 39 points) and France (37 points).
The country with the highest opinion of the U.S. is Brazil, where 74% of respondents view it favorably (versus 69% on Jan. 20), according to the poll, which was conducted between April 22 and 25 with an average of 1,100 adult respondents in each country.
The other countries with a double-digit increase in how they view the U.S. were Australia (net increase of 21 points), Brazil (10 points), Canada (32 points), Italy (23 points), Mexico (15 points), Spain (26 points) and the United Kingdom (30 points).
The smallest increases were in Russia, whose view of the U.S. only rose by six points, and India, where it rose by three points.
China and South Korea were the only countries whose view of the U.S. has worsened since Biden took office: the U.S.’s favorability rating went down by two points in South Korea and 13 points in China, which has the least positive view of the U.S. of any country (17% view favorably).
The U.S.’s own opinion of itself improved by 10 points, and 78% of respondents now view the country favorably.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“International opinion of the United States, in many nations, is genuinely contingent on American actions,” University of Kansas professor Dr. David Farber, who edited a book on international perceptions of the U.S., told Morning Consult. “People in many nations around the world are, I think, hopeful, that the election of Joe Biden marks a rejection of Trump’s ‘America First’ bullying and go-it-alone international policies and a return to a more collaborative, pro-democracy approach to international affairs.”
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KEY BACKGROUND
Morning Consult’s poll is in line with other polls that show Biden’s popularity around the world: A previous Morning Consult poll found similar rises in countries’ approval of the U.S. when Biden was first elected, and polls from Pew Research Center and Ipsos showed many people abroad—particularly in western Europe—far preferred Biden in a head-to-head matchup against Trump. Previous polling showed that the U.S.’s reputation in the eyes of the world suffered under Trump’s presidency, including right after he took office, with a Pew Research poll in July 2017 finding the global view of the U.S. dropped from a 64% favorability rating at the end of Barack Obama’s presidency to 49% at the beginning of Trump’s presidency. Those ratings declined even further amid the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Pew reporting that opinions of the U.S. fell to record lows in 2020 in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Canada and Australia.
FURTHER READING
Biden’s Early Tenure Has Improved America’s Image Abroad (Morning Consult)
U.S. Popularity Plummets Worldwide Amid Widely Criticized Coronavirus Response, Poll Finds (Forbes)
The Trump era has seen a decline in America’s global reputation (Pew Research Center)
Outside the U.S., Biden is the clear favorite (Ipsos)
Biden’s Election Makes U.S. More Popular in Europe, Less Popular in China and Russia (Morning Consult)
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No, we all have the right to criticize any damned thing we please. Slander and libel laws limiting lying to smear someone, but they don't prohibit criticism.No, they don't. That's what criminal and civil laws are for.
Criticism does not include lying and smearing, something in which Trump was caught.No, we all have the right to criticize any damned thing we please. Slander and libel laws limiting lying to smear someone, but they don't prohibit criticism.
Who gives a shit what the rest of the world thinks of America? They hate us when we're strong and when we're free. They like us more when we're weak and our freedoms are stripped like the freedoms in their own countries. Why would any government like one who makes them look bad? Their contempt is a compliment.
People's opinions of doormats is rather high too.World Opinion Of U.S. Shoots Up After Biden Takes Office, Poll Finds
Alison Durkee
Forbes Staff
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Apr 27, 2021,01:13pm EDT
This article is more than 2 years old.
Updated Apr 27, 2021, 01:13pm EDT
TOPLINE
Other countries’ opinions of the U.S. have improved by nine points on average since President Joe Biden took office—and in many cases by double digits—a new Morning Consult poll finds, as the Democratic president appears to have noticeably improved the U.S.’s global standing in his first 100 days after it eroded under President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on April 16, 2021.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KEY FACTS
The country whose net favorability rating of the U.S. most improved between Jan. 20 and April 25 was Germany, where it improved by 47 points, followed by Japan (net change of 39 points) and France (37 points).
The country with the highest opinion of the U.S. is Brazil, where 74% of respondents view it favorably (versus 69% on Jan. 20), according to the poll, which was conducted between April 22 and 25 with an average of 1,100 adult respondents in each country.
The other countries with a double-digit increase in how they view the U.S. were Australia (net increase of 21 points), Brazil (10 points), Canada (32 points), Italy (23 points), Mexico (15 points), Spain (26 points) and the United Kingdom (30 points).
The smallest increases were in Russia, whose view of the U.S. only rose by six points, and India, where it rose by three points.
China and South Korea were the only countries whose view of the U.S. has worsened since Biden took office: the U.S.’s favorability rating went down by two points in South Korea and 13 points in China, which has the least positive view of the U.S. of any country (17% view favorably).
The U.S.’s own opinion of itself improved by 10 points, and 78% of respondents now view the country favorably.
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“International opinion of the United States, in many nations, is genuinely contingent on American actions,” University of Kansas professor Dr. David Farber, who edited a book on international perceptions of the U.S., told Morning Consult. “People in many nations around the world are, I think, hopeful, that the election of Joe Biden marks a rejection of Trump’s ‘America First’ bullying and go-it-alone international policies and a return to a more collaborative, pro-democracy approach to international affairs.”
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KEY BACKGROUND
Morning Consult’s poll is in line with other polls that show Biden’s popularity around the world: A previous Morning Consult poll found similar rises in countries’ approval of the U.S. when Biden was first elected, and polls from Pew Research Center and Ipsos showed many people abroad—particularly in western Europe—far preferred Biden in a head-to-head matchup against Trump. Previous polling showed that the U.S.’s reputation in the eyes of the world suffered under Trump’s presidency, including right after he took office, with a Pew Research poll in July 2017 finding the global view of the U.S. dropped from a 64% favorability rating at the end of Barack Obama’s presidency to 49% at the beginning of Trump’s presidency. Those ratings declined even further amid the Trump administration’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Pew reporting that opinions of the U.S. fell to record lows in 2020 in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Canada and Australia.
FURTHER READING
Biden’s Early Tenure Has Improved America’s Image Abroad (Morning Consult)
U.S. Popularity Plummets Worldwide Amid Widely Criticized Coronavirus Response, Poll Finds (Forbes)
The Trump era has seen a decline in America’s global reputation (Pew Research Center)
Outside the U.S., Biden is the clear favorite (Ipsos)
Biden’s Election Makes U.S. More Popular in Europe, Less Popular in China and Russia (Morning Consult)
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lol ! care to tell us if briben is going to be on the ticket in nov or not ?
if you're going to jail a lot more than your bags will be packed .My overnight bag is packed.
That's the sorriest antithesis statement I've ever witnessed.I couldn’t care less who runs for president as long as trump is in prison
My hatred for Trump is visceral. I want him to spend his life in prison, in disgrace, and in debt.I couldn’t care less who runs for president as long as trump is in prison
I hated him long before he was presidentThat's the sorriest antithesis statement I've ever witnessed.
Edit: omitted sermon.
Why?I hated him long before he was president
I never liked Trump, but I wanted him to win the 2016 Republican primary. This was not because I thought that Bernie Sanders - who I voted for in the primary - or Hillary Clinton - who I voted for in the general election - would have an easier time defeating him than another Republican candidate.I hated him long before he was president
There are so many reasons to hate Trump I cannot understand why anyone would like him. I agree with him on some issues, but I hate his personality and character.Why?
all because you dont like him .. the left is full of tyrant wannabe's .My hatred for Trump is visceral. I want him to spend his life in prison, in disgrace, and in debt.