Tonio, great link thanks, but you need to get rid of that first back slash, it works without it. I am surpirsed the NY Times would dare report on anything negative about Europe. I guess since Nov. 4 it’s okay to portay the US in a fare light? Up until then, howerver, the NY Times read like a virtual travel brochure for Europe, Britain in particular. I do agree that anti-Americanism has harmed not just immigrants in other countries but also those who espouse such feelings, more than it has hurt Americans. It seems as a lazy excuse to not focus on one’s problems in one’s own backyard. And it has hurt many generations of immigrants in Europe for that reason. While racism continues to flourish it seems in europe with new reports of increased racism there, here in the US, even southerners will elect people of color to represent them. When box officer tallies show that Will Smith is the number one box office star in the US, it includes the south too. I am of Mexican descent and my experiences in europe is not one of tolerance. I was treated harshly and even prevented from entering stores in Britain and Norway, something that has never happened to me in the US. Yet, as funny as it sounds, when they find out I’m American, they take me aside and ask how difficult it must be for me to live in a country as racist as the US. They really have some twisted views of the US in Europe. I think many of those views sadly come from Amerians themselves, like insanse maniacs like Michael Moore and Hollywood in general. I’m curious, however: Are there any “pro-American” news organizations anywhere in Europe and Britain, or at least any that does not look at every world event by first saying “How can we blame America for this”? Please provide links if anyone knows of any.
