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Do the right thing, this is truly irrelevant.

A woman here asked me in the USA,
“How is the USA viewed overseas?”

This was a difficult question for me to answer simply.

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Orland, Indiana USA
Sunday, February 22, 2009
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She wanted to know how the world views the USA, and I was tempted to just answer with another question.
“Why is this important?”

If a person does not like you, are you going to change your way of living and behavior to make them like you?

To have the world like you or not like you is irrelevant; the only goal I need to focus on is being a good person and encourage other USA people to do be good people.

How does the world view the USA overseas?

I think they do not trust the USA people, they know they will change because of every opinion poll; they will change like the wind. I have learned I should not trust the USA; however, I trust other countries less. I know the majority of Americans overseas will lie in an attempt to be popular, they will go along or agree with insults to the USA.

The question was stupid to me; it was obvious the person deemed popularity more important than proper behavior. Once a person places popularity as the highest priority, honesty, integrity, ethics and true character is lost.

A few Americans will wear Canadian Flags; the majority of Americans like to appease other countries. There is a good reason to not trust Americans, they cannot be trusted. However, realize, the other countries will lie more, however they are looking at the USA to be the best example.

If she asked the questions,
“Does the world trust the USA?”

I could have answered,
“No.”

Why would they, the USA changes with every opinion poll, if the opinion poll says something is bad, the groupthink is to agree and increases the percentage as people have lost the ability to think, they just follow the tribe.

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CT_Bob said on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 09:05:00 AM

In some ways, I am most proud of the USA when the world press tells us how much the rest of the world hates us. It means we are seen as being different. I like that, true or not. I know that at ground level, when talking to regular people, the view is different from what the world press shows us.It is one of the reasons I REALLY don't trust Barrack Hussein Obama. Too much of the world is seen as loving him. I don't trust the opinions of crowds.Bob L

Anonymous said on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 12:38:00 PM

The wisdom of crowds is greater than that of any one man. To suggest otherwise is narcissism.

CT_Bob said on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 04:27:00 PM

Reality TV?

Anonymous said on Sunday February 22nd, 2009 04:59:00 PM

Hey Andy, Since you are in the US I hope you watch those two (Mark and Olly?) in the jungles of Peru tonight (Sunday) on the Travel Channel. Let us know if this is the sort of "visiting the Uncontacted Tribes" you have in mind for next year!

Wade Vagabond Journey.com said on Monday February 23rd, 2009 03:32:00 AM

Andy,Very wise words.Wade