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Next Chapter. Bennett Louis St. Anti-Americanism in Canada. Anti-Americanism in Canadian Politics As two very similar countries, Canada and America obviously can learn a lot from studying one another.
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Only in Taiwan, Greece, Japan and Singapore do at least a quarter describe it as above average or the best. When it comes to evaluations of the U. First, younger people tend to be more complimentary than older people. For example, younger people are more likely to describe American entertainment products as above average than older people. Younger people in some places are also somewhat more likely to praise the American military, universities and technological achievements.
For example, two-thirds of New Zealanders under 30 say American universities are the best or above average, while only around four-in-ten of those 65 and older say the same. Those with higher levels of education also tend to see America in a more positive light.
This is particularly the case regarding American technological achievements and entertainment but also true in some publics — and especially those in the Asia-Pacific region — when it comes to evaluating American universities or its military. Wealthier people, too, tend to evaluate all of these same dimensions more positively than those who are less well off financially.
Men are also somewhat more likely to describe many things about America as above average than are women. Women are also somewhat less likely to provide an answer to some of these questions. Those who think the U. Canadians who see racial and ethnic discrimination in the U. Ratings of the political system in the U.
People are split on how the U. And very few in any public surveyed think American democracy is a good example for other countries to follow. Most people say democracy in the U. For more on views of the U.
Still, on balance, publics say the U. But a substantial minority — a public median of roughly four-in-ten — believe the U. These numbers represent an upward trend. Between and , there was a steady decline in the share who said the U. But in Canada and across Europe, the share who say the U. Yet, despite relatively positive views when it comes to American personal liberties, publics express a great deal of concern about discrimination against people based on their race and ethnicity in the U.
The survey was fielded nearly a year after anti-racism protests broke out across the globe, sparked by the killing of George Floyd and other Black Americans by police. The level of discrimination against people based on their race or ethnicity reflects poorly on the political system in the U.
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