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Red, white, and bruised: a brief history of European anti-Americanism.(Cover Story)

The American Enterprise

| October 01, 2005 | Dowd, Alan | COPYRIGHT 2005 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Over the last few years, the media have created the distinct impression that the anti-American attitudes now visible (and quite audible) in various parts of the Earth are something new. Some blame it on George Bush's foreign policy. Others say it's a natural byproduct of the U.S.-led war on terror. The deeper reality is that anti-Americanism is as old as America itself. It didn't begin on Bush's watch, and it won't end any time soon.

Researcher Barry Rubin reports that "the first clear statement of anti-Americanism" can be traced back to a predictable source: France. According to Rubin, a French lawyer named Simon Linguet warned in the 1780s that "the dregs of ...

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