Q&A - Anti-Americanism among Australian Youth?

Q&A, ABC April 12 2010.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Australia
• Australian
• USA
• America
• Anti-Americanism
• Jeff
• Bleich
• Ambassador
• Joe
• Hockey
• Tanya
• Plibersek
• Liberal
• Labor
• Politics
• QandA
• Q&A
• IR
• International
• Relations
• Diplomacy
• Education
• University
• Universities
• Radicalism
• Ideology
• War
• Pacific
• WWII
• Lucy
• Turnbull

[4duff5]

@nivekab thats fine man. No worries.

[nivekab]

@4duff5 Sorry about the last comment coming up as spam, I've really got to format my computer!

[4duff5]

@nivekab Okay I will concede that point to an extent. Throughout the early part of the 20th century we were very dependent on Great Britain for defence at least up until the fall of Singapore in 1942. But I think its reasonable to argue that Australians were only part of these conflicts because we were part of the British Commonwealth. My point is that we need to seperate ourselves from destructive elements of US foreign policy.

[MrBumnut1234]

@nonameisacat Most anti-Americans in our population are from Green 'ethnicity...'

[nonameisacat]

@MrBumnut1234 The Green vote share grows every election. I vote Green and I'm not Anti-American, nor would I expect are most Greens voters.

[MrBumnut1234]

@MrEastRyder Don't worry dude, it's only the 'Green' supporters that are anti-American, which in the last election merely got 13% of the vote, which will decline next election...87% of Australians LOVE AMERICA!!!

[MrEastRyder]

So upsetting this anti americanism. Americans love Australians and would lite up the entire pacific if anyone so much has tossed a stone on their shores. Public support for Australia here in the USA has always been high.

[AFFTL]

What is wrong with that woman, saying Australia is better than America. Their both great countries, you don't say one is better than the other. And I'm an Australian.

[AFFTL]

What is wrong with that Woman saying Australia is better than America. Their both great country's, you don't say one is better than other.

[tassiemarketstall]

Afghanistan War (October 7, 2001 to present) Iraq War (March 20, 2003 to December 15, 2011 Vietnam War (1959 to April 30, 1975) Gulf War (August 2, 1990 to February 28, 1991) Korean War (June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953) World War II (December 8, 1941 to August 14, 1945) World War I (August 1914 to November 11, 1918) Spanish-American War (April 25–August 12, 1898) American Civil War (April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865) Mexican- American War (1846 to 1848) War of 1812 (1812 to 1815)