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Gerry Quinn · 19 Jan 2011, 14:57 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:57:24 -0000
Subject: (urth) (no subject)
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From: "Lee Berman" <severiansola at hotmail.com>
>
>>Perceptions vary based on history and culture. What many Americans 
>>consider a justifiable,
>>even necessary action is considered one of the worst crimes ever against 
>>humanity by most of
>>the rest of the world.
>
>>That seems a highly unlikely assertion. Got any statistics to back it up?
>
> I should be more careful in my word choice. "Most" does imply a majority 
> and is likely to
> instigate a call for proof from those who disagree. Given that most of the 
> world lives
> below poverty level in Asia, Africa and S. America it might be more 
> accurate to say that
> most of the world doesn't know or care much about US foreign policy.
>
> Among those in Europe, Asia, Africa and S. America who do know and care 
> about U.S. foreign policy,
> it may be that a majority have a negative view but better to sidestep that 
> and amend my statement to
> "many in the rest of the world".

I think "many in the rest of the world have a negative view" is correct.  It 
is a little more nuanced than "most of the rest of the world consider it one 
of the worst crimes ever against humanity".

- Gerry Quinn

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