Gorbachev: 'Americans Have a Severe Disease'

American Arrogance Is Repulsive To The World': "Do you really think you are smarter than we are?'

The former general secretary of the Soviet Union Communist Party accused Americans of arrogance and trying to impose their way of life on other nations.

'Americans have a severe disease - worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex,' he said. 'You want an American style-democracy here. That will not work.' "