I've read about 50 million questions here about why this country or that country hates America.  So what?  Other countries have never loved us -- except, of course, when we were smashing the dictators and madmen that Europe seems to embrace with maddening regularity.  \n\nYeah, we *do* meddle in affairs overseas, because when we don't, we wind up getting pulled into even *bigger* messes (like World Wars I and II)).  But with all the hate coming from around the world, I'm beginning to think that we should have never involved ourselves in WWII -- we should have let the Nazis and the Communists destroy Europe and then Asia, fortified ourselves over here, and let the rest of the world go to pot.  In fact, I'm sort of getting to the point where I'd like to see us call all troops home, cut off all foreign aid and medical supplies, call in all debts, roll up the welcome mat, and stay home for the next century and let France and Canada pay the bills for a while.
136478
Well, I would mind it if other countries hated mine. You are right that the USA should be loved more, but I guess you’re the easiest country to hate, as you are in control.\n\nYou can’t isolate yourself from the world because you will go bankrupt...
433415
That is Europe for you. They want our help in time of war (WW  1, WW 2) but ask them in so called Peace time , forget it..Germany & France are the biggest offenders. They have not forgot we beat Germany & set free France in WW 2. Old grudges last long. Who are they going to blame the next time some nuts blow up a skyscraper in Berlin or Paris. Who will they Yell for help to? The terriost are going to LOVE the EU . THey have more rights to their money then you do yours.
556302
Think about it this way...\nWhy is it that more people try to get into America than any other country?  That should give you an indication on what the rest of the world REALLY thinks about life in America.\n\nConsidering how good it really is here I think we have a right to be proud of our country.\n\nBesides, I have never heard anyone rip other countires for being jingoistic or proud of THEIR country.  Why should we?\n\nGod Bless America.
568703
If the US did nothing, we would be labeled as uncaring and evil.  We are "damned if we do, damned if we don't" and I for one am sick of it.  Why don't the other countries step up to the plate for once?  Why doesn't France throw their white flags away?
605627
America doesn't feel this way and would welcome ...please! ... responsible behavior from other countries. Thank you coalition of the willing.\nMuch of the rest of the world knows America will step up to the plate and handle the undesirable work of preserving freedom and security for all.\nThese countries profit from and exacerbate the world's problems and sit on their thumbs...or worse ...while America (and coalition) cleans up their messes.
610101
Perhaps because we are a country that can admit that we make mistakes, & we actually have the ability to learn from them.  Believe it or not, we are not a nation full of bullies that goes around kicking everyone's ass that pisses us off. If that were the case, I can think of ten countries off the top of my head that we would have shut up a long time ago.  Ponder this over for a bit...if we are the world bullies you are accusing us of being...what other nation do you know of that has gone to war with a country & then cared enough to actually risk more lives to stay & help rebuild it & try to make it a better place then before we got there?
464363
A perfect question...and one about which I have often wondered.  I love this nation but hate the war...that only makes me anti-war, not un- or anti-american!  The modern political climate seems to have forgotten that the right to one's own opinions about our nation's government and policies, and the guaranteed freedom to express those opinions, are the cornerstone of our freedoms as Americans...so by opposing policies we find offensive, we are true Americans through and through!
559085
There is not enough help here because people cheat the system.  I worked in a convenience store once upon a time and I used to watch people take the cash benefits for their assistance out of the ATM.  Instead of buying diapers or whatever it was intended for they would buy beer.  There was NOTHING we could do about it.  On the other hand there are people who could and would qualify for help but are too proud or embarrassed to do so.  Their children could have had a better life but the lady at the WIC office was nasty to them (aren't all WIC offices like that?) so they don't get the extra food for their children.  Our country has a lot of problems but children don't have to starve to death here.  If someone is truly without means and is destitute they can get help but it will not be a comfortable life...just a meager one.  \n\nThe comment about the neighbors vermin is so true as well.  We take the tired the poor though not as openly as we once did.   People all across the world resent our country and if we didn't help and were able it could grow to larger hostility.  Look what happened when France didn't support us.  People were anti France.  Some people still have a bad taste in their mouths about Switzerlands neutrality.  IF the US hadn't been so quick to sit on their hands in WWII who knows how many lives may have been saved.  Though since we did we had fresh amounts of troops and because of the attack on our own country a motivated country behind the troops.  IF we had gotten in the suck earlier the outcome could have been different for the worse as well.  But I can't imagine people in those days spitting on soldiers and calling them baby killers like they did in Vietnam.  \n\nImage is everything and you cant please all people all of the time. \n\nMoney....there will never be enough to please everyone.
12636
I think a global opinion does matter, Your country represents you and i do care how others in other countrys veiw me.(I however dont care how my country citzens veiw me).And I do think our presidents actions determine how the world sees us, hes our representitve for us. If we are running around blowing up things and killing people no matter what the cause, thats got to look bad. If we are seen as a agressive country (to the world) we could be biting off more than we can chew. I know if other people in other countries or country was over here for any reason blowing up my family and friends (even if they say they had a just cause) it wouldnt fly over to well with me.If we were arrogant and didnt care what was thought of us, we might make more mistakes than we would if we cared. Constuctive critisism is a good thing, and we should be aware of what everyones doing and thinkin and why  there doing it. Its not a good thing to be biased,like history often is,and it makes you miss out on half of perspective.If we dont care,we are just like (in a sense) the bad guys. i know i like to see the whole picture, shouldnt everyone else too?
72022
People hate us because we are involved in what other countries do and what is going on there.  Sure, that is one of the reasons.  So, we really need to stop sending aid when disasters strike other countries, especially since little is done to help the people here.  Also, if they are attacked by another nation, stay out of it, if they get taken over, so be it.\n\nBut another reason they hate us is people from other countries really think that the American media and government are the only ones that lie to the people, and they really believe their own leaders and media are 100% truthful.  They ignorantly think that all Americans have big homes and fancy cars and live the good life, because they were told this by their media.  They also accuse Americans of thinking all people of a nation are the same.  The funny thing is that these same people think every American is exactly the same, they do not bother to learn the truth.
563250
We can sometimes be spoiled brats.  Rightly or wrongly most of us grow up thinking we live in the greatest country in the world, not because of who we are as individuals but because of our institutions and our history.  We naively expect the entire world to feel the same way and for everyone to "love" us.  I suppose it is kind of an insecurity, possibly because we are this melting pot.  I think most countries with single strong ethnic identities probably don't suffer from this insecurity.  They are who they are and they just don't care what anyone thinks.  Americans get this attitude but in a different reactionary way.  Trying to give an example:  The French say might criticize America for something it's doing in the world...and it feels no embarrassment about doing so...they are perfectly justified in doing so.  However after this "affront" we become insulted...kind of get our "feelings hurt"....then respond with a kind of beligerant screw you attitude.  I suppose we come off kind of whiney at times like that.  On the other hand it seems that other countries aren't quite as "thin skinned".  So I don't think it's an inferiority complex...but I think it's a bit of over concern with image.  I think we should just do what we do and quit worrying about what people think.  Personally though I have to admit that i'm becoming weary of the weight of all the worlds problems and if the world wants us out of them maybe we should just get out of them...and let them deal with it all.  Seems to me like we are only having our entire economy destroyed by dealing with the rest of the world anyway..so shut the borders...bring all the troops home, cut off all foreign aid, no more trade, sit back, and carry a big big stick.  Maybe then the rest of the world will find us acceptable.\n\ntruthseeker...you are seeking anything but the truth or if you are it's to seek it out and destroy it wherever you find it.
113045
hums "God Bless America" after reading all this  liberal dribble....lets see we helped save France , England , Germany ,Canada, and many other countries,but instead of taking them over , we spent our money  helping them rebuild, just like we are doing in Iraq now... America has been a big brother to many countries, forgiving debts, and showing generosity  in all parts of the world . the thanks we get are accusations and a lack of support.guaranteed these same countries would look to America if they need our help again, and in spite of their blatant  lack of  support and  respect now... we will continue to come to their aid
82754
I think we should destroy iraq,iran and ANY OTHER COUNTRY OR LEADER WHO HAS THREATENED THE U.S.A. And for the rest of you anti American fags- we are here, we here to stay, we will not go away so get used to it. You cry like babies when we do something you do not like-but your your hands are always out for our money---wish i could say all i want but i know i would be reported and my answer will be trashed. In closing; don't like us? TO ******* bad!
666131
You are talking about the America before George Bush. Don't be so quick to jump on the "I hate America" bandwagon. Most people hate us simply because they do not enjoy the freedoms we have here and they are envious of that. Move here and change your attitude.
293329
Europeans don't hate Americans so much as they believe they're getting a distorted view of what America really is, whether it be by media or other sources.  It is hard for many in the world to understand how American soldiers in Iraq, for example, can at one time hunt down insurgents, yet be so kind as to hand out candy and medical supplies to kids in the street.  Few other cultures act that way. \nI don't believe Europeans are jealous of America, because their standard of living is close to that of Americans. But European children are taught to be much more questioning about the world than their American counterparts. Sometimes they are frustrated by the seeming inanity of America's answers.
46788
I don't really understand your question, but I think you are talking about our war on terror, am I right? Well, we recieved a serious attack which killed thousands of people, more would have died if the other two planes had hit their targets. If a country, or organization, does not want the world's most powerful nation to come breaking down their door, they shouldn't make such a blatant declaration of war. (If they didn't want war, why would they hijack several planes and try to crash them into very important buildings filled with thousands of people?) Did we start fighting this war before or after their act of aggression? After. How many countries are we allied with? How many times have we entered into a war not our own to protect those allies? How many billions of dollars are we sending overseas to many different countries to give food, clothing, and medical supplies to? How much money have we spent on fighting the AIDS epidemic in Africa? And even in Iraq, we are not just fighting, we are giving them clean, running water, more electricity than they have had in many years. And yet, despite how much we help other countries, when we retalite to a despicable attack, we are labled as cruel warmongers? That is hardly fair. I am an American. I am proud to be an American. I support George Bush. To my fellow Americans, remember 9/11? Remember how sad and angry you were? Remember how you called for justice? But now that there is criticism, now that we are in an all out war, even though you are safe over here thanks to that very war, suddenly you turn cowards and traitors? Shameful! I love America, and if someone attacks her, you can bet there will be hell to pay for it.
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Many of the people that hate america are doing it so they can establish a power base amoung their own people.\n\nMaybe it's easier to blame someone else for your problems than to take responsibility.\n\nI honestly don't have the answer to such a wide ranging, yet interesting question.   \n\nOh, btw:  China was just as involved in the vietnam war as the US was.\nand the reason japan got nuked is because japan started a fight with us.   Sure, I agree getting nuked was horrible but when you start an all out war with someone, you stand the chance to lose.   Japan did a sneak attack on pearl Harbor and killed many US citizens.  And what about the Japanese "BANTAM DEATH MARCH" during world war 2?  that was an atrocity.  \nWe are friends with Japan now and all those issues are laid to rest.  It is over and it is best to forgive everyone on both sides.  why continue to hold in those feelings of hate?  they are destructive and do no one any good.   I like the japanese and I enjoy their culture.  They are good people.\n\nWhile much of the world hates the US.  It seems that we are just a convenient scapegoat.   Someday maybe everyone can be tolerant of one another.\n\ntom\n(a US citizen)