Sorry for butting in (i am not Canadian), but it seems that Lothar with the way he presented his question, already is showing some answers that can account for this results.
There's a feeling by the American people that other nations don't understand their effort. So, they react like you're on opposite sides and make this issue totally radical.
Democracy stands for a block of concepts (some with moral content), and not all those values are in the same ground - some can be more relativized than others and also subject to debate.
Nevertheless, and seeing that the feeling the Canadians expressed by this poll isn't unique (other countries have the same idea), it would be useful to debate what kind of "democracy" the U.S implement, and how effective it has been.
It all revolves around the U.S. way of "promoting democracy".
Nowadays everyone is turning their attentions to the Middle East, but why not Africa as well (a Continent far richer than the Middle East and allways in turmoil).
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