Why do people dislike Americans?

[Phuz]

Originally posted by: Mavrick
-Irrationnal fear encouraged by medias (Many people here in Canada actually DO fear that after Saddam is disposed of, the US will, for some reason invade Canada :| )

............ ahahahahaahahaahahahaah.

 

[freakflag]

Now remember that many use microsoft outside of the us, so not only is the US, to them, like how we view Microsoft, but they also view Microsoft the way we view Microsoft, plus Microsoft is from the US, and so is Mcdonalds. So how can you not hate the US if you not American?

Huh?

 

[THELAIR]

Um can i have a link from a major canadian news source that talks about canadians fear of being "next" on the hit list?

Puhlease...


if you mean Canadians seeing a future down the road wtih a loss of cultural sovereignty and being absorbed via some form of large country corproate takeover/merger by the US then there is some truth to that.

 

[Cerb]

arrogance, superiority complex, and warmongering. and the fact we elected that idiot to the white house.

Unfortunately everyone trying for the white house is an idiot, corrupt, or both :disgust:.

 

[Lonyo]

Maybe it's because they are so full of themselves, feel no responsibility to the world, and only look at their own interests.
"Everyone's jealous", of course they are, you keep thinking that, maybe one day it'll come true. I would rather live where I live than the US, I'd rather live in Germany, Canada, Sweden, UK than the US, because I think those countries are "better" then the US, in the same was the US thinks they are "better" than everyone else.
All this pollution stuff, many countries are trying to look at and vaguely solve, the US sits on its ass with gas guzzling SUV's, almost like it's trying to INCREASE pollution to make up for what the rest of the world is trying to take away.
All the way stuff, looking after the world, the country under main threat is the US, that's why they're trying to stop things, hell, if it wasn't for the US, some problems might not have ever happened, or might be different (read: Israel/Palestine).

You can argue against all those points, and people can argue against your arguments, those are some of the reasons I believe the world isn't the best friend of the US, although those things may not apply to everyone and reflect only MY point of view.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Maybe it's because they are so full of themselves, feel no responsibility to the world, and only look at their own interests.
"Everyone's jealous", of course they are, you keep thinking that, maybe one day it'll come true. I would rather live where I live than the US, I'd rather live in Germany, Canada, Sweden, UK than the US, because I think those countries are "better" then the US, in the same was the US thinks they are "better" than everyone else.
All this pollution stuff, many countries are trying to look at and vaguely solve, the US sits on its ass with gas guzzling SUV's, almost like it's trying to INCREASE pollution to make up for what the rest of the world is trying to take away.
All the way stuff, looking after the world, the country under main threat is the US, that's why they're trying to stop things, hell, if it wasn't for the US, some problems might not have ever happened, or might be different (read: Israel/Palestine).

You can argue against all those points, and people can argue against your arguments, those are some of the reasons I believe the world isn't the best friend of the US, although those things may not apply to everyone and reflect only MY point of view.

You are just mad that we gained independence. Have you forgotten who was one of your strongest allies in WWII? Up until Pearl Harbor our people were against entering the war...but our president knew better. Makes you wonder if Tora Tora Tora was correct.

 

[lowtech1]

Originally posted by: MacBaine
Everybody hates the kid living in the big house down the street.

Not entirely true. The kid in the big house would have lots of friends if he is nice, but a bully that dictate everyone what to do will be dislike.

Read up as to how the US has invaded many countries and those countries have not tempted to invade or threaten the US. Also, read how Bush is telling 62 countries to expel Iraqi diplomata so he could appoint his own ?diplomats?. Bush said that he is liberating Iraq from a tyrant to "give the people democracy" from one side of his lip, and then the other side is appointing his own diplomats/government (peon) with out a fair vote from the people? Another reason it could be the unfair trading practice on top of its political meddling.

The above reason is one reason among why people dislike the American, other than many ignorance well to do tourists (like many wealthy people from all countries) that travel to other countries and doesn?t respect their culture.

I don?t know what your administration is feeding you, but it look like you are every uninformed.

 

[Spac3d]

Who cares what other people think? They are just jealous.

Maybe they will piss us off and and give us reason to own them.

 

[Aceshigh]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Jealousy, pure and simple.

 

[lowtech1]

Originally posted by: Aceshigh

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Jealousy, pure and simple.

A small part could be jealousy, but the main reason could be that the US is a bully with ignorant people?