Actually is is and always has been a republic, not a democracy. = = = Original message = = =
1. Socialism and democracy are not mutually exclusive. 2. The U.S. is no longer a democracy but a plutocracy; of the people, by the people and for the people is now subservient to corporate America. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > right on, wayne > james > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "wayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Kerry preferred around World > - Poll > > > > Since most of the world is more socialist than > > democratic and does not like the US way of life in > the > > first place, of course they would want the > candidate > > that would be most destructive to the US. > > > > Just my opinion! > > Wayne > > > > --- MH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Most countries want Kerry in White House > >> Sep 9, 2004 > >> > >> > > > http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-9-2004_pg4_2 > >> > >> > >> WASHINGTON: A majority of people in 30 of 35 > >> countries want Democratic > >> party flagbearer John Kerry in the White House, > >> according to a survey > >> released Wednesday showing US President George W > >> Bush rebuffed by > >> all of America's traditional allies. > >> > >> On average, Senator Kerry was favored by more > than > >> a two-to-one margin > >> - 46 percent to 20 percent, the survey by > GlobeScan > >> Inc, a global > >> research firm, and the local University of > >> Maryland, showed. > >> > >> "Only one in five want to see Bush reelected," > said > >> Steven Kull, > >> the university's program on international policy > >> attitudes. > >> "Though he is not as well known, Kerry would win > >> handily if > >> the people of the world were to elect the US > >> president." > >> > >> The only countries where Bush was preferred in > the > >> poll covering > >> a total of 34,330 people and conducted in July > and > >> August were > >> the Philippines, Nigeria and Poland. India and > >> Thailand were > >> divided. > >> > >> The margin of error in the survey covering all > >> regions of the > >> world ranged from plus or minus 2.3 to five > >> percent. > >> > >> Kerry was strongly preferred among all of > America's > >> traditional allies, > >> including Norway (74 percent compared with > Bush's > >> seven percent), > >> Germany (74 percent to 10 percent), France (64 > >> percent to five percent), > >> the Netherlands (63 percent to six percent), > Italy > >> (58 percent to 14 percent) > >> and Spain (45 percent to seven percent). > >> > >> Even in Britain, where Prime Minister Tony Blair > is > >> Bush's closest ally > >> in the war on terror, Kerry trounced the > incumbent > >> 47 percent to 16 percent. > >> > >> Kerry was also greatly favored among Canadians > by > >> 61 percent to Bush's 16 percent > >> and among the Japanese by 43 percent to 23 > percent. > >> Even among countries that have > >> contributed troops to Iraq, most favored Kerry, > and > >> said that their view of US > >> foreign policy has gotten worse under Bush. > >> > >> They included Britain, the Czech Republic, > Italy, > >> the Netherlands, the > >> Dominican Republic, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Japan, > >> Norway and Spain. > >> > >> Asked how President Bush's foreign policy had > >> affected their feelings towards > >> the United States, a majority of those polled in > 31 > >> countries said it made them > >> feel "worse" about America, while those in only > >> three countries said it had made > >> them feel "better." > >> > >> "Perhaps most sobering for Americans is the > >> strength of the view that > >> US foreign policy is on the wrong track, even in > >> countries contributing > >> troops in Iraq," said GlobeScan President Doug > >> Miller. > >> > >> In Europe, the exception for Bush was a new > ally, > >> Polland, where he was > >> preferred by a narrow majority of 31 percent > >> against Kerry's 26 percent. > >> Another new European ally, the Czech Republic, > >> however went for Kerry > >> (42 percent to Bush's 18 percent) as did Sweden > (58 > >> percent to 10 percent). > >> > >> Asia was the most mixed region, though Kerry > still > >> did better. > >> Aside from enjoying a large margin in Japan, he > was > >> preferred by > >> clear majorities in China (52 percent to Bush's > 12 > >> percent) and > >> Indonesia (57 percent to 34 percent). But those > >> polled were > >> divided in India (Kerry 34 percent, Bush 33 > >> percent) and > >> Thailand (Kerry 30 percent, Bush 33 percent). > >> > >> Latin Americans went for Kerry in all nine > >> countries polled. > >> In only two cases did Kerry win by a large > majority > >> - > >> Brazil (57 percent to 14 percent) and the > >> Dominican Republic (51 percent to 38 percent) > >> - but in most cases the spread was quite wide. > >> > >> > >> > >> Global Poll Shows a Kerry Landslide > >> Poll finds him preferred around world > >> by Thomas Crampton > >> September 8, 2004 by the International Herald > >> Tribune > >> > http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0908-03.htm > >> "Another pattern that became apparent in > studying > >> the data was that those people with > >> higher education and more income were more > strongly > >> in favor of Kerry, Kull said." > >> "Those at the top of world society are more > >> negative towards Bush than those at the > >> bottom," Kull said. "The most likely common link > is > >> that those who have the most > >> access to information tend be more negative > towards > >> Bush than those with less > >> access to information..." > >> > >> > >> Perhaps this "Global Poll of 32 Nations PROVES > that > >> Kerry Will Rally Allies and Restore Global > Support > >> for US" > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Biofuel mailing list > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >> > >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >> > >> Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >> http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > === message truncated === ~~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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