>>>>I don't see an image that needs refreshing. Maybe the rest of the world needs to adjust their thinking.
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>>>Okay, I think you need an explanation. Many Europeans think bad about the US. Although, I must conclude that it also is correlated to the type of president your country has chosen. The image is far better since Obama is your president, and it was also better when Clinton was president. To be clear about this: My personal opinion about the US is far more positive than the average in Europe. But on the other hand, Obama is not a factor for me, as it is for so many other Europeans.
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>>Saying "many Europeans" do you imply obvious majority?
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>Can not speak for the rest but to the people I know - 100% on politics and government, 75% about people (The think the same about the people next door, so don't care).
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>The only people that express otherwise are politicans.

This is truly distressing. As you know our primary purpose as a nation and the only thing that gives up meaning or validation as individuals is to be well-thought of by Europeans. Perhaps we should just sign over sovereignty to The Hague and bring in European cultural advisers who could guide on how to be better people ?

You'll have to excuse us, we are very ignorant in these areas, being savage cowboys without the cultural benefits of the EU but we are sorely repentant and would welcome guidance.

(this message was approved by Noam Chomsky and Move-ON.org)