What the world thinks: US journalist Mark Hertsgaard asked people around
the world what they thought of America:
'I was surprised that people were really able -- and I heard this repeatedly
-- to distinguish between America and Americans. There's America in the sense
of the official government and the military. That official face of America in
the world is not very well liked. And then there's Americans -- the people of
the country, the ideals of the country, our popular culture. . .
'They were able to still say, but you know, we love Americans and we love
what you stand for. I heard that over and over again from all different walks
of life and all different parts of the world.' [Salon].
