Los Tres Caballeros

En el anterior post, ¿Que significa MAFIA?, Francia y Homero Simpson, se afirma que Francia, después de Estados Unidos sería el país mas despreciado. Francisco, miembro de este blog, usó estas palabras (el resaltado es mío):

(...) aunque dudo haya una estadística del país que mas deseamos que desaparezca en el mundo, de seguro primero estará EE.UU., por su invasión unilateral, y luego sin duda Francia (...)

Es cierto, no encontré aún una estadística con esa denominación, pero debe existir. Por lo pronto me conformo con los estudios realizados por el Programa sobre Actitudes respecto a la Política Internacional (Program on International Policy Attitudes), efectuados entre octubre del 2005 y enero del 2006.

Iran, Rusia y China son más impopulares. Respecto a Francia, se mantiene en un promedio mundial alto en la evalucación de su influencia. Pero su popularidad está cayendo. La PIPA reporta:

There has also been a sharp downward movement in perceptions of France, possibly prompted by the urban riots there: in most countries polling was conducted either during or after the rioting. Among the 20 countries polled in 2004 as well as 2005 on average there has been an 11-point drop in the perception that France is having a positive influence. Most notable were South Africa (from 69% to 31%), Canada (from 68% to 45%), and the Philippines (68% to 44%); also France’s European neighbors: Germany (77% to 58%), Italy (73% to 50%), and Great Britain (53% to 35%). A plurality of Britons (47%) now sees France as having a negative influence in the world.

Nonetheless France’s ratings are still largely positive. Among the countries polled (excluding France), 28 have a positive view of its influence with 13 majorities and 15 pluralities. Especially positive are South Korea (74%), Spain (67%), China (64%), and Brazil (60%), and several African countries: Senegal (72%), Nigeria (62%), Democratic Republic of the Congo (57%) and Tanzania (57%). Only one country has a majority saying that France is having a negative influence—Iran with 58 percent, presumably related to the pressure France is exerting on Iran over its nuclear program. The US has continued to have a plurality with a negative view (48%) and has been joined this year by Great Britain (47%) and Turkey (40%).

Desprecios en el recuerdo: 2006, palestinos queman la bandera danesa en protesta por la publicación de caricaturas del profeta Mahoma.