Indonesians like Americans, spurn U.S.<\/p>\n
Agencies, Washington<\/p>\n
The majority of Indonesians have a negative view of the United
\nStates, but they like Americans and globalization, the 2003
\nGlobal Attitudes Survey reveals.<\/p>\n
According to the survey by the Washington-based Pew Research
\nCenter for the People and the Press, less that 15 percent of
\nIndonesians have positive views of the United States, compared
\nwith 83 percent who feel unfavorably toward the country.<\/p>\n
Last summer, over 60 percent of Indonesians expressed
\nfavorable opinions of the United States.<\/p>\n
Indonesians have a much more favorable view of Americans than
\nthey do of America. Most, 56 percent, say they feel at least
\nsomewhat favorably toward Americans.<\/p>\n
Most Indonesians with a negative view of the United States
\nblame their feelings on U.S. President George W. Bush (69
\npercent), rather than a general problem with America (20
\npercent).<\/p>\n
Eight percent of Indonesians have some confidence in Bush's
\nability to handle world affairs, compared with 90 percent who say
\nthey have little or no confidence in Bush.<\/p>\n
By more than three-to-one (72 percent to 23 percent),
\nIndonesians oppose the U.S.-led war on terrorism.<\/p>\n
A declining number of Indonesians feel Western-style democracy
\ncan work in their country. Last summer, 64 percent felt Western-
\nstyle democracy could work in Indonesia; just 41 percent say that
\nin the postwar survey.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and most
\nIndonesian Muslims are satisfied with what they see as a high
\nlevel of Islamic influence in politics: 86 percent say Islam
\nplays a very or fairly large role in the political life of their
\ncountry, and 82 percent think it should play a substantial role.<\/p>\n
Fewer than half of Indonesian Muslims surveyed rate honest
\ntwo-party elections and freedom of the press as very important,
\nthough most view these freedoms as somewhat important.<\/p>\n
When asked about the preferred model of leadership, 65 percent
\nof Indonesians favor democratic government compared with 32
\npercent who favor a strong leader.<\/p>\n
Indonesians are upbeat about growing foreign trade and faster
\ncommunications. Nearly 80 percent say globalization has had a
\npositive effect on the country; 85 percent say they like the pace
\nof modern life, among the highest percentages in the 44 nations
\nsurveyed.<\/p>\n
Unlike people in most other nations, people in Indonesia do
\nnot see commercialism as threat to their culture; 58 percent say
\ncommercialism and consumerism are no threat to culture.<\/p>\n
87 percent hold individuals responsible for their failures,
\ncompared with 11 percent who blame society.<\/p>\n
The Pew Research Center, chaired by former U.S. secretary of
\nstate Madeleine Albright, interviewed 1,017 Indonesian adults
\nbetween July 20 and Aug. 7, 2002 in predominantly urban areas in
\nseven provinces: Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java,
\nNorth Sumatra, South Sumatra and South Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
The margin of error for questions answered by the entire
\nsample is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. The follow-up
\nsurvey interviewed 1,011 adults from May 1 to May 10, 2003 in
\npredominantly urban areas.<\/p>",
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