Fixing Uncle Sam’s Image Problem

I wish America would get their heads out of the sand. We are a democracy, russia and the rest are communist. Who are we to say they can't be communist when they don't interfere with our democracy way of life. Also, we have nuclear weapons, who are we to tell the rest of the world that they shouldn't have nuclear weapons. If America were to go into a war with, lets say with Iran, would it be better to destroy them with our nuclear weapons and let them use tnt to cause damage? The other countries are trying to survive jus like we america is trying to survive. And all this Muslim and Islam talk should just be left alone. Religion has always and will always be the reason for war. U can't sell Jesus to Mohammed because Mohammed don't believe in Nike, and Gucci and those kinda stuff. Mohammed believes in Sari's and head turbines. Just deal with it.

There is nothing wrong with America's image.

Grumpy Gramps needs to wake up and realize the fact that it's obvious to me that the vast majority of the dumbest people vote Democrat. Have you visited any projects in the big cities across this country...they are all filled with your Democrat base voters. Are you too stupid to realize that 99% of all people on welfare programs vote Democrat so they can get more hand- outs from the providers in this country - (also known as Republicans). If you didn't have Republicans to support you lazy ass Democrats, this country would have collapsed by now, or you Democrat slugs sitting in the wagon would have to actually get a job. Conservatives are sick of oaying huge taxes, without thanks from the leaches, and then getting treated like crap. Excuse me, but I have to get back to my job...I don't have time to post comments all day like all the free-loading Democrats in this country!!

Hey Grumpy, let me ask you a simple question that even a liberal could understand. Who do Inner-City welfare recipients living in the projects vote for? What is their IQ? What is their rate of graduation? Also, if your statement that the Dixie States take in more money than they provide is true, it's not because of the Republicans because we have jobs...it's because of all those Democrats that are sitting on their asses taking from us providers. How can you blame a worker for that? If you would quit driinking the liberal media Kool-aid and think with your own brain - (if that's possible) - you'll understand. It's not that difficult, but use some common sense and it becomes quite obvious which party provides and which party takes in this country.

Like others I am sick and tired of reading that America is a horrible country and we need to change our image. Last time I looked we were the ones handing millions upon billions of dollars to these third world countries and they turn around and spout hatred toward us. I say, like others, cut the gravy train off. Let these parasites die in their filth and realize that we are what is helping their situation. I am also sick and tired of hearing religious tolerance. I have taught my children to be respectful and nice to all children regardless of race or religion. The week before Christmas a girl in my daughter's daycare told her that if she believed in Santa Claus that she was going to Hell. This little girl's family is from another country and is being raised here. How nice that her parents, who enjoy the freedoms of this country, teach their child such hatred for other beliefs. I think that we have tried for too long to be PC about everything and we should get back to basics. If you don't like America or our ideals, get the F out of my country! I love this great country. We speak English as our national language, LEARN IT! We are a democratic country where WOMAN AND CHILDREN have rights, don't bring your child slaves from other countries here. You have a right to your opinion, shout it from the rooftops if you like, but don't get angry with me because I don't agree with you. Tolerance runs both ways!!!! We would have to follow the rules of other countries and learn their language, if we lived there, so do the same HERE!!! or leave.

More mindless dribble from the liberal media. Who cares how others view us as long as we are true to our values. Most of this garbage is being shaped by the media to steer this country to Socialism.

Well one of the best things for America's image is that hyper-partisan rags like Newsweek will stop demonizing our country to destroy Republican politicians. Partisan crap articles like this have done more to destroy our image than anything.

Thanks for reminding me why I canceled this partisan rag.

Okay, so when the U.S. is constantly asked to "do something", i.e., come in and clean up everyone else's messes, where are are so-called allies with support and aid? AWOL, that's where. When NATO forces deploy soldiers with instructions to NOT engage an enemy, whose soldiers end up doing the fighting and dying when the shooting starts? When did the world decide that the U.S. is the modern-day Sparta, to expend our blood and treasure for the salvation of people whio can't solve their own problems? WHERE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REST OF THE WORLD??? Their activities are limited and their "negotiatons" almost always fail. That's when they decide they need to call for American sacrifice. When the author accuses America of disengaging from the world, how can we be blamed for that (I don't believe that charge is true, anyway)? Nowhere in our constitution (or probably yours, either, though I can't be sure of that anymore) does it require Americans to be the peacekeepers of the world. George Washington warned the U.S. of becoming involved in "foreign entanglements" because he knew how easy it is to fall into the trap that Europe did, of constantly shifting alliances pitted against each other for the domination of Europe and elsewhere (colonialization). This, he knew, led to constant warfare, as history has shown. Poor image? Yes, indeed, because we can never do anything to anyone else's satisfaction. We are the world's "useful idiots" and we know it. If we have a poor image, it is because the rest of the world sees us through the eyes of our media outlets, which, although free to publish what they want, have chosen to report only bad news, or distortions, half-truths, and occasionally outright liies to suppport their political agenda, which is decidedly left-wing. Anyone who comes to America and spends some time, and who cares enough to pay attention and look around, will see that our reality is vastly different from their perception of it. We are sick and tired of foreign "pundits", educated critics who think that they have all the answers. Go ahead with your one-world global interconnected no-borders attitudes, some of us think that is the way of folly. It's fine for businesses in a free-market system, but for ordinary people it is disaster. Many people of the world see America as "something different", as a place to go to better their lives. We call it "voting with your feet". Don't believe it? Just look at our immigration data. If you try to remake America in your image (which is what I believe is going on here) and try to force your concept of what we should be on America, then one more beacon of hope in the world dies. To paraphrase my daughter, endowed as she is with that uniquely American independent streak,, "Don't tell me what to do".

Probably a lot of truth in the article, but again, it's from a foreign perspective, and most foreigners would prefer to knock the U S down a few pegs because they hate our foreign policies, under Clinton as well as Bush. They prefer a weak, ineffectual U S. It does, however, provide an opportunity for Obama since he's so highly regarded overseas, but we'll have to see if he makes any significant changes in foreign policy.

Our image is fine in my eyes we were attacked and we defended ourselves. I am much more worried about our future image with the democrats in charge the united states will be much more prone to deseases brought in by illegals from every corner of the world. We will surely go back to being attacked with the democrats in charge. We will have one energy crisis after another with the no energy democrats in charge and yet another trillion dollars in debt with the never ending spending. The democats have weakend us to the point where russia is now more powerful then we are when will americans wake up and stop electing the worst possible choices.