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Only 11% of Europeans view the US as an ally, survey finds (www.the-independent.com)

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Only 11% of Europeans across 15 countries view the United States as an ally, a historic low and down from 16% half a year ago and 22% in November 2024, according to a survey published by the European Council ⁠on Foreign Relations on Wednesday.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago

Apparently 11% didn't make it over to Argentina after the war.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How many Americans view the United States as an ally?

[–] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know you're just being sarcastic, but there's actually an answer to this, and it's actually worse than I thought. I figured presidential approval ratings (in the mid 30s, I think) would be a good analogue for this. Guess I was wrong.

For those whom the image does not load, it's about 17%.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/12/04/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025/

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was curious, so I appreciate the info.

[–] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

Sure thing 😄

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

11% higher than I expected.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah I doubt any other non-european country could be higher. Maybe Canada

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Maybe Switzerland, Japan, New Zeeland and Australia, too. The Brits are weird with Brexit and all, but still better than the US IMO.

[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

This is a common problem with surveys, you're always going to have some percentage of people who give unrealistic responses for one reason or another. Sometimes they get paid for surveys and they're bored. Sometimes they misread the question. Sometimes they interpret the question more strictly than intended. Whatever the case, 11% is pretty indistinguishable from 0%.