Why does the world hate the U.S.?

[Grave_n_idle]

the thread is titles "why does the world hate the US" Not "post some reasons which would make over-patrioic americans angry because they are ashamed of what their nation did but not mature enough to admit it so they flame the people who post it"

If you can't deal with these legit reasons get off this thread.

"legit reasons".
There is never a "legit reason" to hate an entire country of people. Never.

It's all about perception. Someone may find their reasons incredibly legitimate.

If it feels like the entire nation is party to your oppression (for example), why wouldn't you hold the nation accountable?

[Dukopolious]

because it isn't "why does the world hate the people of the us" or "the millitary of the us" Or "The exports of the us" it's just "THE US" Which means it's generalized to the entire nation. And yes the legitimency may varry on your point of view but a reason like "Because I like corndogs" is not legit rather than "because they invaded this country" is. As long as it is a fact or strongly willed opinion which has/canbe or will be supported it should count as a legit reason.

[Bordmania]

"legit reasons".
There is never a "legit reason" to hate an entire country of people. Never.

It's all about perception. Someone may find their reasons incredibly legitimate.

If it feels like the entire nation is party to your oppression (for example), why wouldn't you hold the nation accountable?

Perhaps I would, but I shouldn't. It's wrong to make sweeping hateful generalizations about millions of people. That's something most people learn as young children.

[Fellrike]

America has done things I'm ashamed of, I'll readily admit it. But that doesn't bring us together, as a nation, does it? Because I'll wager that if you ask an American leftwinger what shameful things our country has done, he won't say the same things as me. Chances are, he and I will be ashamed of completely different things. I'll say I'm ashamed America withdrew from Vietnam in 1975 and abandoned the South Vietnamese regime and its supporters to their fate. But an American leftist might see no wrongdoing in that; he might say the really disgraceful thing was meddling in a civil war in the first place. Some might even claim the Saigon regime's supporters got what they deserved. One man's atrocities are another man's praiseworthy deeds, and vice versa.

[Grave_n_idle]

It's all about perception. Someone may find their reasons incredibly legitimate.

If it feels like the entire nation is party to your oppression (for example), why wouldn't you hold the nation accountable?

Perhaps I would, but I shouldn't. It's wrong to make sweeping hateful generalizations about millions of people. That's something most people learn as young children.

Which is a wonderful value judgement to make when you're not the kid born with birth defects because of American weapons of mass destruction.

You can see how the cycle of hate perpetuates, can't you?

You understand why things like the problems of Northern Ireland don't just miraculously evaporate?

[Bordmania]

Perhaps I would, but I shouldn't. It's wrong to make sweeping hateful generalizations about millions of people. That's something most people learn as young children.

Which is a wonderful value judgement to make when you're not the kid born with birth defects because of American weapons of mass destruction.

You can see how the cycle of hate perpetuates, can't you?

You understand why things like the problems of Northern Ireland don't just miraculously evaporate?

So it's okay to be a hateful bigot as long as you were once victimized by someone who was part of the group you hate?

[The Truth and Light]

The world hates the US because they know just as well as I do that leaving here is not worth it.

[Grave_n_idle]

Which is a wonderful value judgement to make when you're not the kid born with birth defects because of American weapons of mass destruction.

You can see how the cycle of hate perpetuates, can't you?

You understand why things like the problems of Northern Ireland don't just miraculously evaporate?

So it's okay to be a hateful bigot as long as you were once victimized by someone who was part of the group you hate?

I don't think I said that.

I'm saying that people have reasons that are entirely legitimate, that justify to them holding the whole nation accountable.

[North Calaveras]

So it's okay to be a hateful bigot as long as you were once victimized by someone who was part of the group you hate?

I don't think I said that.

I'm saying that people have reasons that are entirely legitimate, that justify to them holding the whole nation accountable.

Good cause I have my reasons for holding all Palestinians accountable, Chinese, North Koreans, Vietnamese etc etc etc the whole world.

[Bordmania]

So it's okay to be a hateful bigot as long as you were once victimized by someone who was part of the group you hate?

I don't think I said that.

I'm saying that people have reasons that are entirely legitimate, that justify to them holding the whole nation accountable.

Now I get what you were saying, though that doesn't change the fact that it's wrong.
The real trouble rests on the fact that most people in the world are ignorant and quick to make judgements.

[Grave_n_idle]

I don't think I said that.

I'm saying that people have reasons that are entirely legitimate, that justify to them holding the whole nation accountable.

Now I get what you were saying, though that doesn't change the fact that it's wrong.
The real trouble rests on the fact that most people in the world are ignorant and quick to make judgements.

You probably don't see the irony.

[Bordmania]

Now I get what you were saying, though that doesn't change the fact that it's wrong.
The real trouble rests on the fact that most people in the world are ignorant and quick to make judgements.

You probably don't see the irony.

You probably misunderstood what I said in the first sentence because I constructed it badly.

[Grave_n_idle]

I don't think I said that.

I'm saying that people have reasons that are entirely legitimate, that justify to them holding the whole nation accountable.

Good cause I have my reasons for holding all Palestinians accountable, Chinese, North Koreans, Vietnamese etc etc etc the whole world.

Knock yourself out, I won't stop you. Not really the topic of this thread, though, is it. You seem to be having some problems with that little detail.

[Ahrakahl]

LOL.

In the words of 'Team America'.

AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

[Grave_n_idle]

You probably don't see the irony.

You probably misunderstood what I said in the first sentence because I constructed it badly.

Not so much, it was your generalisation of how ignorant and quick to judge 'most people in the world' are that strikes me as amusing.

[North Calaveras]

You probably misunderstood what I said in the first sentence because I constructed it badly.

Not so much, it was your generalisation of how ignorant and quick to judge 'most people in the world' are that strikes me as amusing.

Kind of like how so many of you are being quick and ignorant to judge the united states, yeah, sounds right.

[Bordmania]

You probably misunderstood what I said in the first sentence because I constructed it badly.

Not so much, it was your generalisation of how ignorant and quick to judge 'most people in the world' are that strikes me as amusing.

That's a fact of life. Sturgeon's law applies to people.

[Grave_n_idle]

Not so much, it was your generalisation of how ignorant and quick to judge 'most people in the world' are that strikes me as amusing.

Kind of like how so many of you are being quick and ignorant to judge the united states, yeah, sounds right.

I'm neither quick to judge, nor ignorant. My opinion of America is based on years of experience.

[North Calaveras]

Kind of like how so many of you are being quick and ignorant to judge the united states, yeah, sounds right.

I'm neither quick to judge, nor ignorant. My opinion of America is based on years of experience.

Years of experience doing what?

[Grave_n_idle]

Not so much, it was your generalisation of how ignorant and quick to judge 'most people in the world' are that strikes me as amusing.

That's a fact of life. Sturgeon's law applies to people.

Indeed. I think you missed why it was amusing, however.

[Grave_n_idle]

I'm neither quick to judge, nor ignorant. My opinion of America is based on years of experience.

Years of experience doing what?

'Experiencing' America.

[North Calaveras]

Years of experience doing what?

'Experiencing' America.

experiencing it how? running through internet forums? what the fuck do you DO!

[Bordmania]

Kind of like how so many of you are being quick and ignorant to judge the united states, yeah, sounds right.

I'm neither quick to judge, nor ignorant. My opinion of America is based on years of experience.

Years of experience in one small area. One small area that you used to judge a huge portion of a huge country.
oh god irony everywhere

[Churchilland]

A Few reasons:

A) America is a powerful nation and people are jealous and fearful of power, when China becomes number 1 in the near future people will start hating them more

B) America is slightly condratictory: "Land of the Free" yet it has less political freedoms than ancient monarchies such as Britain and Norway
and that some races are still treated less fairly in the US

C) American culture is tad annoying... why the hell did you make rap a large scale thing?!

D) Most of your tourists are stupid, I have experienced two examples the last time I went to London, one of them were:
"How dare they take my camera away!" when on the enterance to the crown rooms are signs saying: No Photography and another one was that an American asked me where the London eye was... when she was under a signpost.

I am not against America but sometimes I must admit, you lot annoy me a bit :/ Sorry

[Keronians]

'Experiencing' America.

experiencing it how? running through internet forums? what the fuck do you DO!

He lives in America, and is American, IIRC.