On: European Parliament Says Snowden Should Be Welcomed in Europe

[spacecowboy_lon]

Well not that America does herself any favors - however there is a strain of european anti americanism. But of course they love Le McDonald's and Le Coke Cola ;-)

Back when I worked for the .coop registry we found this as some of the European coop considered the internet a Capatiist/CIA plot.

There is also the older and dieing out British Tory's who blame you for the loss of empire.

[_khau → spacecowboy_lon]

> Well not that America does herself any favors - however there is a strain of european anti americanism.

There are plenty of reasons for this.

> But of course they love Le McDonald's and Le Coke Cola.

I personally don't buy either product because they both taste gross to me, but even if I did, how would that be relevant to US foreign policy or treatment of whistleblowers?

[spacecowboy_lon → _khau]

I wasn't talking about post 9/11 issues but the post ww2 settlement and the rise of the USA as a super power.

And I could think of EU country that treat whistle blowers badly or behave badly in pursuit of foreign policy