Russia No. 1 in Anti-Americanism?

[peacetraveler22]

Today The Moscow Times published an interesting article entitled Why Russia Is No. 1 in Anti-Americanism. The article summarizes the results of a recent Gallup International poll where approximately 70,000 residents in 65 countries were asked "Who is the greatest threat to world peace?" 24% of worldwide respondents answered "America", but Russia exceeded the global response by more than double, with 54% of Russians choosing America.

Conversely, only 2% of Americans in the Gallup poll think Russia is a threat to global peace. I've mentioned before that Russia doesn't dominate American news, nor do most Americans spend any time thinking about the country at all. A rare exception recently due to the Olympic Games being held in the country. I don't know how powerful state controlled propaganda is in Russia because my knowledge of the language isn't proficient enough to watch these broadcasts. Honestly, a lot of faith and reliance should not be placed on such polls because they are always skewed in some manner. Russian bloggers like fritzmorgen, a master at statistics and anti-Western data, could probably search the Internet and find polls which say the opposite - that Americans don't trust Russia, etc. The article also indicates that another Gallup poll asked Russians the following question: "If there were no barriers to living in any country in the world, which country would you live in?" The number one answer amongst Russians? "America." Thus, the two polls seem diametrically opposed.

If you have time, take a look at the article. It's worth a read. Pleasant weekend to all! Next week we'll continue with more stories from Tennessee.

Comments

[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

The short answer: "Because it's true" :)

BTW I remember that there was a period when Russians were very positive towards America.
It's was just after Gorbachev and Reagan ended the Cold War.
Everybody were tired of this war.

But then more and more evidence started to emerge that America thinks that they sort of have won that war (not just peacefully ended it by mutual agreement).
When Clinton attacked Yugoslavia to cover his affairs with Monica the attidude in Russia radically changed.

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Seriously, you think Clinton attacked Yugoslavia to distract from his Oval Office blowjobs? :) I don't think any world leader is that vain or selfish. Was there a friendlier time between our nations than in the Gorbachev/Reagan years? I don't think so. They achieved remarkable things.

[qi-tronic.livejournal.com]

I think it affected his decision.
Of course, he did not attack someone competely without a reason like in "Wag the Dog" movie.
There was a crysis.
But for a Russian eye it looked so artificially constructed when the US supported just one side (who were as well militant rebels, not just peaceful citizens) and decided to bomb Belgrad, the capital, to protect refugees (???).

So it is quite logical to think that so quick and loud actions were made to move something else from the public focus.