How do Americans view Europeans?

[WhoIam]

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The one thing I don't understand about this thread is all the people saying Americans feel politically superior to Europe.

[/ QUOTE ] Our educational system repeatedly hammers into us that our system is the greatest in the world, our system of checks and balances is without parallel, the founding fathers were the smartest men who ever lived and possessed huge amounts of foresight that propelled us into the position we now enjoy, etc.