Originally published July 8 2004
Over 40% of Canadian teens think U.S. is evil
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
There's a lot to like about the attitude in Canada. The country is progressive about environmental protection, recycling, personal responsibility and public education. In Canada, violent crime rates are extremely low, the kids are smart, and the education of its adult citizens remains relatively high. It's no surprise, then, that a large portion of Canadian teens think the U.S. is evil. It's also true among Canadian adults. And the cause for all this? Mainly the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq and the utter lack of global responsibility practiced by the United States in so many ways: rampant consumerism, lack of environmental responsibility, lack of business ethics, and just plain lack of friendliness.
I'm still glad to be an American citizen, but I don't think today's America reflects the true nature and heritage of our country, and Canadians are right to point out how far we've gotten off track as a country.
I say, if you're pissing off the Canadians, you're doing something wrong. Our friends in Canada are relatively mild mannered. You have to be really screwing up to get 40% of the country to think you're evil.
- Can West News Services, owners of several Canadian newspapers including the National Post as well as the Global Television Network commissioned a series of polls to determine how young people feel about the issues that were facing the country's voters.
- In one telephone poll of teens between the ages of 14 and 18, over 40 per cent of the respondents described the United States as being "evil".
- This being Canada, the amount of anti-Americanism that was found is not surprising.
- The depth of his anti-Americanism surfaced shortly after the 9/11 attacks when he blamed the arrogance and greed of the West (read the United States) for those attacks.
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