I agree with all of them. I am ashamed of SOME of the history America has left behind. It is time for all governments and their leaders stop playing war games in the name of religon and politics. Its the lives of innocent people who are affected by greed and selfishness, and fear. "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still"

— Cathy Ashba, Barnwell South Carolina (7/6/2006)

A lot of the comments made by foreigners deal with economics. What they forget is that the average American is trying to muddle through each day trying to keep our own economic houses from collapse. The daily headaches we face effectively preclude us from thinking much about the rest of the world or what they may think. We are inclined to think charity begins at home. Certainly foreigners know that polls in the USA show presidential approval ratings are at a low point. Americans are only interested in the rest of the world to the degree we, as individuals, are affected by the economic situation in those countries.(e.g. high oil prices) Self interest affects **all** of us and out outlook towards the world--let us not forget that fact.

— Allan Maylis, So, Calif (6/12/2006)

Not all Americans are arrogant like the world sees us. It is people making the policies and those policies are the reflection of ourselves. Definably, the Bush administration has not been doing a good job in representing America around the glove. The global fight on terrorism used as an excuse to go to war with Iraq is one example. For the most part, we went to war in Iraq alone, let’s hope this is not a mistake like we had done in the past(Vietnam). We cannot win a war without winning the hearts and minds of the people.

— E Ventura, CA (6/12/2006)

Interesting New York Times article about two new books on rise of anti-Americanism around the world. "Anti-Americanism emanating from globalization also long predates the Bush presidency. As Kohut and Stokes point out in their data-rich book, international resentment of American culture (movies, McDonald's) and business practices (long work hours) was appearing in Gallup polls by the early 1980's. If America has been alienating people for decades, why has anti-Americanism so rarely gotten the attention it's getting now? For one thing, several forces have converged to create a new truth: national security depends crucially on foreign feelings toward America." Yikes. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/books/review/14wright.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

— Shelley, San Francisco (5/15/2006)

If you stopped 100 Americans on the street, how many of them would be able to point out Venezuela, Lebanon, or South Africa on a globe? These videos are a reminder of how the actions of America - and of Americans - affect the lives of people around the world. I suppose that comes along with being an economic and military superpower, and being "the most powerful country in the world." History tells us that no empire stays an empire indefinitely. What will happen when America becomes just another player on the global stage?

— Susan Williams, Brooklyn, NY (5/3/2006)

I think what's remarkable about these videos is that Americans, I think more than ever, are perceived to be so uniform and homogeneous, whereas we as a people often see ourselves so divided-- a binary culture of black/white, red/blue, pro/against various fundamental issues, and so on. There's the sense that our government and our foreign policy IS America, regardless of views and actions of individual citizens, and that's always been disheartening to me. What's required is nothing short of a sea change-- can we create more dialogue and interchange online? Establish more cultural exchanges? I certainly hope so.

— Frank Lee, New York, NY (5/2/2006)