Does Ignorance Contribute To Anti-Americanism?

A friend of mine (thanks Jose), has just pointed me in the direction of a survey which would suggest that large numbers of Britons think America is a land where polygamy is legal, where you don't get emergency medical care if you are poor and where there is more racism than in Europe. Britons also apparently think that America provided Saddam Hussein with a large share of his weapons when, in reality, Russia, China and France were responsible for most of the arms exports to his Iraq. On all of these questions Britons are wrong. There may be many genuine reasons for anti-Americanism in Britain and around the world but a leading cause would appear to be ignorance. Have a look at the survey results here:
http://americaintheworld.typepad.com/home/files/TrueOrFalseStatements.pdf