why do so many people hate the united states?
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I don't think the US is shitty at all - on the contrary, when I visited it, I loved it so much I didn't want to go home. I was pretty young at the time.MartialArc said:
It's not a crime to love where you live, I'm sorry if that's the way it came out. Like you said, people have a constant need to tell other people how shitty the place [the other people live] is. Americans are just as guilty as the rest of the world and I think the reason some people find it annoying is that the media quite frequently gives us this message. It's not the common American's fault, it's just the message the media sends.
The image I frequently get of America is that it is a face-paced country that doesn't really care about the small man and that the night time is ripe picking for anyone to take anything they like. I know I'm stupid for believing this propagated image, but when you see it all the time, a little bit becomes ingrained on your subconscious. You get home early at night. You make sure you don't walk alone. You choose another route. The little things, you know?
Good on you for loving where you live, though! Yeah, I am more of a "live and let live" kind of person.
Most people I've run into on the internet that shallowly hate Americans for no other reason than that they are from America is for this simple reason:
It's popular to hate the USA.
It's popular to hate the USA.
I think you misunderstood me. I meant that while the minority of Americans are loud mouth assholes that no one likes, including me. They're the ones most seen and heard in the news.Project_Omega said:
These are some really silly reasons to hate a country.
I can understand if some Iraqi widow hates us because a US soldier killed her husband or if that girl in that picture from Vietnam is here talking about the full body burns she got from napalm and how her kid got cancer from Agent Orange, but these are just petty, stereotypical, and often times flat out wrong.
I can understand if some Iraqi widow hates us because a US soldier killed her husband or if that girl in that picture from Vietnam is here talking about the full body burns she got from napalm and how her kid got cancer from Agent Orange, but these are just petty, stereotypical, and often times flat out wrong.
I'm just gonna respond for him before this gets outta hand...He meant Americans, but not the majority of Americans. Settle down.Project_Omega said:
EDIT: Whoops, beaten to that one...I presume too much, thinking I'm the only one stalking the Escapist tonight...
Because everyone is jealous of our massive douchebaggery! XD
But in all seriousness, the US has the world's largest economy and if not the most powerful, then pretty damn close to, armed forces. We also have the ability to project socio-economic and military force almost anywhere in the world. Finally we think that our culture and form of government is the best in the world.
And since EVERYONE think that their own culture is the best....
Well you can see why we're the biggest dickheads on the block. America has the means to attempt to force its culture upon others. So we do. And sometimes, we're even successful. But most of the time, people just get pissed even as they are secretly jealous.
But in all seriousness, the US has the world's largest economy and if not the most powerful, then pretty damn close to, armed forces. We also have the ability to project socio-economic and military force almost anywhere in the world. Finally we think that our culture and form of government is the best in the world.
And since EVERYONE think that their own culture is the best....
Well you can see why we're the biggest dickheads on the block. America has the means to attempt to force its culture upon others. So we do. And sometimes, we're even successful. But most of the time, people just get pissed even as they are secretly jealous.
Because there are people here who say that we should've gotten involved and stopped the Holocaust (despite the fact that we didn't know about it until it was too late) and then turn right back around and say that we shouldn't have gotten involved in the Middle East. And don't say we were there just for oil! America has owned 10% of the Middle East's oil, and that number hasn't moved.
Because people suck generally, and we just seem to irritate the other sucky people in the sucky world?
Or....something.
Or....something.
The Democracy problem.
The only people who are qualified to rule know better than to rule, and those who want to rule aren't qualified to do so.
That means we vote on the most popular person with the most ethnic (OR NOT) background with the best speaking voice and smile.
Stupid media.
Stupid govt, giving the choice to people who hardly know anything at all about what they are voting for.
The only people who are qualified to rule know better than to rule, and those who want to rule aren't qualified to do so.
That means we vote on the most popular person with the most ethnic (OR NOT) background with the best speaking voice and smile.
Stupid media.
Stupid govt, giving the choice to people who hardly know anything at all about what they are voting for.
It's pretty much the bully of the world. Some of it may be jealousy, but it's also at the core of a lot of things that went wrong in recent history. It's not fair to say that Americans are generally lazy; on average Americans have something like the sixth longest working year in the world, clocking an average of about 1777 working hours per year, just behind Greece at 1811. American food is just very fatty, and in large portions.
I hear that Americans are also seen as very snobby when they travel at large.
I hear that Americans are also seen as very snobby when they travel at large.