Israel, Iran top 'negative list'

[Forkboy]

Israel, Iran top 'negative list'

A majority of people believe that Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

It shows that the two countries are closely followed by the United States and North Korea.

The poll asked 28,000 in 27 countries to rate a dozen countries plus the European Union in terms of whether they have a positive or negative influence.

Canada, Japan and the EU are viewed most positively in the survey.

Most negative image:
1. Israel - 56%
2. Iran - 56%
3. US - 51%
4. North Korea - 48%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6421597.stm

[Jim Sagle]

1. A majority of people have shit for brains.

[Forkboy]

3. That poll ain't nuthin' but shit!

:)

[Jim Sagle]

8. Fuckin' A.

:beer:

[The Stranger]

13. That is what the Neocon-Straussians would say certainly.

That is why they use religion and faux nationalism to manipulate the "majority of people" with "shit for brains" to do their dirty work.

[pampango]

16. "A majority of people have shit for brains."

Your opinion of humanity throughout the world is inspiring.

Why is it inconceivable that the US and Israel would be in the top 3 of countries viewed unfavorably in the world?

[ShortnFiery]

2. But fear not, the USA is coming in at 3rd!

:P

[Forkboy]

4. Number three with a bullet

Literally.

[Mind_your_head]

5. Perception is not reality.....although it acts as if it is (reality)

This is a time when you cannot/should not trust just the polls. We, PEOPLE, need more information. We elected leaders to make decisions for us and then they abrogated (broke) that trust. So now we EXHAUSTINGLY must do it ourselves.

[ShockediSay]

6. Looks to me like we are, at least in the perception of the world,

a solid component of the 'axis of evil'

[Tom Joad]

7. "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World Today is my own government" ML KIng Jr.

As tragically true today as it was back then.

[MrSlayer]

9. Interesting.

I'd like to see the full breakdown.

[michaelwb]

10. You can

If you follow the link, there's a link on the page to the full survey.

[Bacchus39]

11. much is a reflection of who is in the news at any particular time

IMHO

[Dudemachine]

12. The new Axis of Evil

:P

Edit: Shit, ShockediSay already made that gag!

[hogwyld]

14. I'm truly shocked

With all of the evil perpetrated by us, we are ONLY the 3rd most hated nation. Give us a little time, and we can overtake Iran.

[European Socialist]

15. USA.....USA...USA. We got what it takes to win this one.

[classysassy]

17. If you disagree

its a bag of crap,not everyone agree with you,so there put that in your pipe, and puff.

[oblivious]

18. Your headline is wrong and the figures are wrong. Iran does not "top" the list.

Most negative image in the graphic shows:
1. Israel - 56%
2. Iran - 54%
3. US - 51%
4. NK - 48%

Curious. BBC also got the headline wrong, even though it got the figures right.

[Forkboy]

19. I didn't even catch that....doh!

Good eye.