America is once again the most admired country in the world (up from #7 in 2008) (unemployment rate, Congress)
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Obama has always been well received on the World stage, even prior to the election he was the one most other countries admired. Like him or not, that's a fact.
"What’s really remarkable is that in all my years studying national reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic change in its standing as we see for the United States in 2009,” explains Simon Anholt, NBI founder and an independent advisor to over a dozen national governments around the world."
"The results suggest that the new U.S. administration has been well received abroad and the American electorate’s decision to vote in President Obama has given the United States the status of the world’s most admired country.”
For those who disagree about Obama: If it wasn't his election that put the U.S. back on top of the list of most admired countries, then what do you think is responsible for it? What else could it be?
For those who disagree about Obama: If it wasn't his election that put the U.S. back on top of the list of most admired countries, then what do you think is responsible for it? What else could it be?
I'm not sure it's such an honor to be the most admired country. When I take into account that most of the rest of the world's governments are socialist or communist, and we have made strides in that direction under Obama, I feel like we are losing some of what made us special in the past and lead to our greatness. The American experiment was based on liberty and freedom, individual achievement, charisma, ingenuity, and morality. If those who do not possess those traits admire us, should we rejoice?
I'm not sure it's such an honor to be the most admired country. When I take into account that most of the rest of the world's governments are socialist or communist, and we have made strides in that direction under Obama, I feel like we are losing some of what made us special in the past and lead to our greatness. The American experiment was based on liberty and freedom, individual achievement, charisma, ingenuity, and morality. If those who do not possess those traits admire us, should we rejoice?
So when we were the most admired while Reagan was President, was that a bad thing too?
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