[QUOTE=amsterdam]not republicans,bush.because he is spreading democracy and people who have actually lived under communism can appreciate that.
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Mmmnnn....have to disagree with you here. My wife lived under communism, most of my in laws still do, and I've had my own issues living in a communist country, but we all still think Bush is an idiot.

I find it interesting that you have the opinions that you do having lived overseas. When I lived overseas it was a complete eye opener. What I found is that most people were not ready to jump on the next boat to the U.S. and were strongly against U.S. foriegn policy. Granted, I did live in Asia, not Europe so I'm sure opinions are different there. I did live for a while, however, in an international dorm which had many European, African, and Asian students all living together and most shared the same opinion.

One thing that I did find is that most people could seperate average Americans from the U.S. Government. Almost everyone I met liked Americans, at least the younger layed back ones not the older, rich "ugly Americans", even if they did not support the government. I am wondering if you did not mistake friendliness for the average American for a general support of the U.S. and its policies?