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Public opinion surveys around the world consistently show that many people overseas find Americans overbearing, aggressive and domineering. Often this is ascribed to American foreign policy that is said to have offended so many. As it turns out, the problem may not be in Washington at all.And: A new study demonstrates that, thanks to Tony Soprano, "Sex and the City" and young pop divas, Hollywood has given us our unflattering image.And the clincher: When the statement was made that "many American women are sexually immoral," teens in Taiwan, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and South Korea agreed much more frequently than teens in China and Pakistan.Now, the Hoover Institution's Peter Schweizer is hawking yet another of his signature Ronald Reagan fetish tomes, while disgraced former congressman Newt Gingrich needs to keep hope alive by seeing his name in print every so often, so this piece by the two of them is not to be taken too seriously. And as is typical for an article that is mostly pure Gingrich - grandiose and incoherent - there are a few gems, like "we need public diplomacy programs that put the world in touch with real Americans, not celluloid Americans", and "entertainment has consequences". But mostly, the article is just a piece of the concerted attack on "Hollywood" now taking place in direct response to the recent surge of not-pro-war celebrities. One thing, though. How is it that Gingrich and Schweizer get away with discerning a certain something that for liberals and leftists is taboo, unmentionable? Listen: "These results suggest that pop culture, rather than foreign policy, is the true culprit of anti-Americanism," Melvin DeFleur says. To top that off, Gingrich recommends appeasement as well. Instead of fighting for the right of Americans to determine our own cultural destiny, he would have us give up our own art and entertainment, censor and suppress our most popular performers, just to satisfy the bizarre demands of those who would terrorize us. But if we do that, just who will have won? If anyone was handing out awards to those who suggest that American actions may be a cause of terrorism, or who advocate a policy of appeasement, Gingrich and Schweizer would surely merit a prize or two.
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