American contributors to the BBC's "Have Your Say"

It has become my habit to look at the BBC's "Have Your Say" pages on their excellent website during my lunch hour. One of the things that strikes me is how many Americans voice their opinions on the site. I find this surprising as I assume ABC, NBC and CBS have similar features. It is particularly surprising given the large number of disagreeable anti-American comments that appear on "Have Your Say" irrespective of the subject being discussed.

I have no idea why so many people decide to have a go at the USA. Even if people disagree with the politics of Bush, it is absurd to assume that all Americans support him. At the moment, there are few people singing the praises of the British Labour government. I would not want people overseas to assume that every person in Britain agrees with them,

I hope that our friends "across the pond" continue to contribute to the BBC as it is always interesting to get a different perspective on current events.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/default.stm