gilliam:
We have better relations now with Germany (since they changed governments).
The remark of “Old Europe”, by Cheney, did not help. Remember, 50% of the government is still the same as before. The people have not changed either.
This depends on whether or not you are asking about the people or the governments. Generally the Europeans like Americans as individuals, but loathe this administration.
That is the general feeling in Europe. And referring to voting in the Christian Democrats in Germany wouldn’t be proof of otherwise (Otherwise, Spain and Portugal then did the exact opposite), as our elections are not based upon “Did they help that eeeevil America?!”, except in Spain, when the government lied.
But a change in government? No, dilution of government… Coalition with the two main parties, will cause the greatest bureaucracy and hardship for any democratic government. When in Germany, all I heard was badmouthing of the American administration (And I was in Stuttgart, where the largest American military base in Europe resides)
Also saying a government has “deteriorated” because they elect a Socialist party is equally simplistic. Don’t forget that your ally in the United Kingdom is a member of the Socialist International.
It is honestly biased against Socialists. I have said it before, and I’ll say it again, I am anti-Socialist. But I would never say something that makes as little as sense as they have “deteriorated” due to the voting for Socialists. And yes, Britain is being controlled by the
Labour party, albeit, they have moved more centrist, and economically open, they are, as you said, part of the Socialist International, and still bear the Socialist trademarks of years past.
I watch and read both English and Spanish news. I’ve noticed that the spanish media covers more on what is going down there in South America. A lot of elections are going on down in the South American countries and these candidates who are in the lead are supporters of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Anti-American campaign.
Elections in past colonies are important to the former colonial powers, they have vested interests in those countries, and still have links. For example, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth - Oh no! The United Kingdom cares about it’s colonies, therefore they are XYZ.
And again, the UK is run by Labour.
Holland is seeing the light that there really is a war on terrorism and radical Islam is a threat.
Please, do not be ignorant. The Dutch have always had a bad attitude towards Muslim immigrants, you start figthing “extremists”, and suddenly you say “They’re on our side now!”.
Edit: Britain has had to deal with terrorism for well over a hundred years, which grew, adapted and developed over time.
