The American Spectator

p>They hate us because we do not care that they own the Earth. br> — Kate Shaw /p>

From the beginning of our New World experience, Europe, and most particularly Britain, have always treated America and Americans with rude contempt. For an eye-opening example, read about John Adams’ experiences in London. That attitude has never diminished over time. Even when we were saving their country in two world wars, they mocked us, our ways, and our strengths.

They have always believed that they know better than we do about everything. A feeling of superiority breeds contempt, even — perhaps especially — when the superiority is imagined rather then real, as it is in this case.

They are also suffering from the relative success of American democracy and capitalism, as well as our military strength, since and beginning with the Revolutionary War.

Finally, they believe the far left media and blogs partly because that’s mostly what they are fed, and partly because that’s exactly what they want to believe.

Barack Obama as President would provide vindication for their beliefs economic and political, and restore their notion that they are, or should be, co-equal partners with the U.S. — or better, our masters with us as puppets.

p>If they couldn’t have Jean Francois Kerry, they’ll happily take an even more malleable stooge — Barack Francois Obama. br> — A. C. Santore /p> p> “Europe presumes.” That head rolled in 1776. br> —