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pat_k

(9,313 posts)
Tue Sep 15, 2020, 09:45 PM Sep 2020

Global perception of US falls to two-decade low

Source: BBC

The findings of the Pew Research Center poll reflect public perceptions of the US in 13 countries.

Positive views of the US has fallen to a median of 34% across the countries surveyed, and only 16% confidence in President Trump.

An overwhelming majority - 84%- said the US has handled coronavirus badly.

Though favourable views of the US has been falling in recent years, in 2020, the perceptions in several countries were the lowest Pew had seen since it began polling on the subject some 20 years ago.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54169732



Take a guess at the only country in which a majority had a favorable view of the U.S?

Public perceptions affect policy. The destruction of our reputation in the world is a matter of national security. (How willing do you think other nations are to share intelligence with the U.S. now relative to 5 years ago?)

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Global perception of US falls to two-decade low (Original Post) pat_k Sep 2020 OP
only 2 decades?, more like 250 year low. nt yaesu Sep 2020 #1
Tragically true. pat_k Sep 2020 #3
File this under "Duh!" FakeNoose Sep 2020 #2

FakeNoose

(32,560 posts)
2. File this under "Duh!"
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 10:32 AM
Sep 2020

Canada has known the truth about us longer than anybody. But really, we have no friends left, we have burned them all since 2016.


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