I had to read the whole of the Chinese/US spy plane thread prior to comment.
What American bashing - all nationalities (at times) get an earful on Pprune.
It is an information service, not a gospel, not a guide to life; I disagree with much that I see in papers, the internet and TV, I listen to things and do wonder about the reasons for certain political decsions (e.g. Bush not signing th Kyoto agreement, the privatisation of ATC over here).
Yes, some folks do like to slag one another off - with the usual my Boeing is better than your Scarebus thread - so what, isn't that what makes life interesting. The world would be dull if we were all the same.
LONG LIVE PPRUNE (and down with the dissenters)