I read this the other day: http://www.counterpunch.org/fantina09132008.html

Don’t know if you’ve seen it, but you might “enjoy” it.

The Freedland quote is interesting and important. I’ve been to my fair share of places (and never, ever, tried to pass myself off as Canadian…even though i can because i actually sound like one), but only experienced “anti-Americanism” once or twice that was directed at me personally. I found that people like Americans a great deal, regardless of whether they like America or not. This is especially true if the American in question exhibits an open mind about the place he or she is visiting. I, too, fear that this may be changing. When the government is advertised as of, for and by the people, the people can only shirk their responsibility for the government’s actions for so long.