ABSTRACT
The large number of deserters in Sweden is due to the country's having spoken out against United States presence in Vietnam and its having granted soldiers humanitarian asylum during other wars. More and more young Americans are sharing Bruce Bell's and John Woods' antipathy towards their government's involvement in Vietnam and are following their footsteps to foreign countries rather than fighting in an unpopular war. There is in both Canada and Sweden a strong anti-Americanism that makes it easier for the war resisters to cope once they arrive. Generally, those Canadians who resent the economic and cultural domination of their country by the United States are the ones most friendly to American exiles, often giving moral support and financial assistance. The anti-Americanism running through Swedish society is based on a widespread fear of the tremendous world power wielded by the United States. In contrast to the Toronto groups, the American Deserters Committee in Montreal is less cooperative with political radicals.
