Originally Posted by PhlyingRPh

However, I think most people around the world know that the U.S. government does not represent its people outside the U.S. - rather it only represents a few powerful lobbies and their usually distasteful demands. I'm thinking about large American corporations and Israel here, who between them pretty much determine who gets elected in America. So in my mind and I'm sure the minds of many, the actions of the U.S. government are easily separatable from the caracter of the American people.