Why are liberals so concerned with America's image?

George W. Bush has single handedly destroyed the image of the U.S. I say good for the Liberals for wanting to clean up our image.

If you understood an iota of how diplomacy works or how systems change due to influence then you'd get why we care, as a matter of fact MOST conservatives even understand this, why else does Karen Hughes have a job dummy? Our image helps us in swaying other countries that ours are the right set of values and ideals to follow, that perception opens up aother areas of agreement helping forge alliances those alliances help us maintain safety and economic edges around the globe Squawker is full of BS just read this and you'll see our image is severely tarnished globally thanks to BUSHCO http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/13/news/pew1.php

If America is the "greatest country in the world" then we should be role models for other nations. If other nations hate us becuase of our lavish lifestyle, declining morals, and corrupt government then how "great" is our country really? All countries in the world depend on the cohesion of the global economy and many factors affect the ebb and flow. The worldivew of America can effect the price of oil, food, energy, and goods for every American not to mention the saftey of Americans home and abroad. Doesn't it bother you to know that people all over the world hate your guts just becuase you are American?

"More importantly, what does this obsession with image say about liberals?" It says that Liberals know more about how the world really is and not how cons view it or wish it to be.

because bush ruined the image of America. they want to fix. it.

the idea of image i think suggests doing somthing to change it .... realizing that most of the world hates you should motivate people to at least consider that somthing is wrong and to have some degree of apprehension that it might cause a growing number of created enemies to unite against us and put us in danger ...

I think it is funny how "liberals" and "conservatives", which are neither liberal or conservative, believe that some how there is a difference between the Democrats and Republicans. The truth is, your offered a false choice. Come on! Do you really believe that out of 3 million Americans it was just a coincidence that the 2 major candidates in '04 were cousins, and members of skull and bones. Give me a break.

You don't know what all liberals agree with. Same as you don't know what all conservatives agree with. Beware of people who make generalizations.

Well if everybody hates us then some wacko might fly some plane into some building and kill people because he doesn't like us.