[Cerek the Barbaric]

Well, Absynthe, I can tell you that I - for one - simply don't care whether other countries like us or not. Maybe it comes from being raised in the South, I don't know. I've heard people from "up North" say "Well, I just can't tell if they like me or not." Here in the South, if somebody says "I don't like you", the usual response would be "So? What's your point?".

Same thing with other countries. They don't like the bad ole' USA. So what? As Magik pointed out, they sure don't mind our foreign aid. They don't mind when our troops come in and help against their enemies or oppressors. And - quite often - their "opinion" is based on a horribly skewed representation in some trashy TV show or other "equally biased" media representation. Very little is based on true facts or accurate knowledge.
And there are still plenty of foreigners who are will to risk their lives to live here rather than in their native country.

We must be doing SOMETHING right.