Global Water Cooler Opinions – Should we care?
The Pew Research Center has just released their 2009 information on global attitudes in the following areas:
1. U.S. Image
2. World Economy & Globalization
3. Quality of Life
4. Islamic Extremism
5. As well as ratings for China, Iran, U.N., Russia and the EU
25 countries from all around the world participated in the study including Kenya, India, France, Israel, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, China and many more.
Each of the areas above are broken down into 5 or so questions pertaining to the topic. Pew provides the full question wording as well as notes to consider regarding the question.
It looks the U .S. is doing better in some areas but thoughts of the wars are still negative. (no surprise here) There are reports on Obama and the global economic crisis as well. All really good stuff for the information junkie and those exploring their global business options – to see local sentiment of the U.S.
The Pew report also provides a historic look at previous opinions dating back to 2002. It is enlightening to see how opinion have shifted both favorably and unfavorably in the different areas over the years.
So , why should we care? Inherently as human beings we care what others think of us, we want to be accepted and respected. It is the same in global politics.
The challenge is how to get acceptance, respect and what so many countries seek…power, all at the same time?
Do you think that is even possible?
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