Why don't Americans protest against Bush's (dangerous) interventions in other countries' internal affairs?
111514
Ask Cindy Sheehan. The only areas they "allowed" protest during the Republican Convention last election was nowhere near the actual convention hall. I've been forcibly removed from a public area while waiting to see the president because I had am Anti-Bush shirt on. They claimed my ticket was invalid and charged me with trespassing, oddly enough I was released after the speaking engagement. So apparently we no longer have the right to assemble where we please unless we are for the gov't
478985
The United States must abide by laws that govern such things as international trade and human rights.  The United States, as is with every other nation, is not required to abide by the edicts passed by the United Nations.  \n\nIf they elect not to abide by a law that it feels is unfair or against the United States' interests they can refuse to uphold that law.  The consequences could include cooled relationships with other countries, embargos and even U N sanctioned war.
988866
Americans are rude, lazy, selfish and arrogant.  Yes, we should keep out of other countries' disputes.  You wouldn't want someone whose life is screwed up telling you how to run yours, would you?  America is a mess.  We have no business telling others what to do.  We should stay home and clean house here.
1114744
It seems like most Americans like to ignore that which is unpleasant. If it's not in their backyards, then they pretend it's not happening. That passivity is what got us a moron in office and has basically screwed up our country.
323437
Many countries feel that we are contributing to the problem by not protesting it. Yeah, our government is doing all of the action, but what are we doing about it? Where is the international coverage of our uprisings in the streets? We just complain amongst ourselves, and do nothing by way of protest. War in Vietnam, protests in the streets all day every day. War in the Gulf, nothing, War in the Gulf again, nothing. People don't hate us because we are American, people hate us because we are lazy. Too lazy to change a government that is not working for the majority of the people. Next time travelling, tell people you are Canadian.\n\nGonzo: I agree with your statements. There are many liberties that we take for granted. Many that we do not exercise, as well.
676265
The world is already mad about the war on terror.  What we ever accomplished during Bush Administration is making the world a less safe place to live in.  We lost the good diplomatic relations we had with other nations during Clinton's term.  All we have thrive for are being destroy by the war.  We refuse to listen to our allies and now they are mad at us.  We build UN to resovle world issue and keep peace and we put it aside and go on with our own decision.  The world is not democratic.
1044049
I've done all but show up at rallies. And only because being a member of the military I'm not allowed to say anything against the president, though in our vows we swear to defend the Constitution from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. And as far as a lot of us are concerned, Bush is an enemy of the Constitution.
759368
Bush and his cronies are not very good at diplomacy or cooperation.  It's not surprising that the rest of the world would not be happy with a country that's taken such a "my way or the highway" stance.  After all, we haven't signed the Kyoto treaty, we won't talk to countries we don't like, we call the UN names and bully them while refusing to pay our dues (uh, that predates the Bush era, but still), we've got people who claim that the Geneva Conventions are "quaint", and we've decided that's it's perfectly okay to wage pre-emptive strikes on sovereign nations without UN approval, which is something that's been a huge no-no ever since WWII.  Frankly, we've not been good world citizens, largely because of the Bush administration.  I think the world hopes the Dems are like their colleague, Bill Clinton, who is, if nothing else, very good at making friends.
1123691
Americans are willing to look the other way from their government's crimes because they benefit from them.  The US public had cheap oil for decades because of their government's willingness to support brutal regimes.\n\nEditorial columnist and cartoonist Ted Rall had a good idea a few years ago: instead of spending billions of dollars to send American soldier to kill other people, the US government should give thousands of 20-something Americans a plane ticket, a phrase book and a few thousand dollars and make them live overseas for a year.  \n\nWhen Americans see the effects of their policies and their country's reputation in tatters, they'll come home and try to change it.  Americans I have met who lived in various countries for at least a few months (except for the military and the godbots proselytizing their hate literature), all changed their tune and realize how fcuked up their country's policies are.
1040980
America doesnt hate other countries. We just fight with them lol
248498
Because this country just can't seem to keep it's nose out of other countries affairs .  It thinks every other country should be just like it. Not all countries want to be like the U.s and the sooner the USA realizes that the better
224236
I will never pretend to speak for all Americans, but I am highly qualified to speak for myself.\n\nI am far less concerned about how the rest of the world sees us than I am about my freedom and safety being infringed upon.\n\nI voted for George W. Bush twice, and feel that if he is arrogant or inconsiderate of others it is because he feels the need to protect the people of the country that elected him - twice.
1112154
I would say that the current government is definitely not what the majority of American people want.  The American system is not looking much like a democracy these days.  I would say the people that do support the actions of the current administration are mostly those that are still eating up the propaganda that they are being fed by the monstrous corporate machine to which the administration caters.  The USA is almost certainly headed for deeper sh*t than it is already in because of Bush's policies.  The idea that destroying a country, and inflicting such massive suffering on its people is making the world and the US more secure is rediculous.  All you have to do to see this is ask yourself what you would want done in retaliation for your family being killed in a bomb dropped on your home by another country's military.  This administration's foreign policy is making more people angry at the US on a daily basis.
913039
bush Jr is disliked by most of the people in the world. he second to ladden in some countries as per polls done by the guardian news papers. except UK, there is no friend to the USA .he is considered as danger to world peace even in countries like Israel and the UK.but it was not so in the case of Clinton.he did not take a brutal decision like invading Iraq without valid reason and caused for the deaths of  more than 600000 iraqis.
52979
as can be sen in history occuping countries never works. look at IRa now. Algeria when the french tried to ocupy them. America being occupied by britain. it never works. coutries what there own soverignty. they want to be able to make there own decisions.
796523
No, its not.  I think you give the American people too much credit.  There is not actually a very large difference between the people and the government.  Don't forget, this war began with a 70% public approval rating.  The vast majority of Americans favored starting the war.  Bush had a very high approval rating until recently, and disapproval of the war is only growing now that people realize it was a mistake.  Unfortunately its the public opinion before the war which matters more.  I am American and I find that many Americans do approve of American foreign policy.  It might be because I live in the south, but many people are further to the right than Bush is.  There are many people that would make Bush look like a moderate dove.  In a country that prides itself on democracy, you can only separate the people and the government so much.  The government is responsible to the people, and when the government does bad things, it is either through the will or the apathy of the people.  In either case, the public of a democracy share the moral responsiblity.
16681
well maybe you should have researched from a more historical point of view, right from the monroe doctrine to american-mexican wars to present. you will find that americans have been meddling in the affairs of other countries right from its inception, first in latin america and after WWII, in other countries (when it emerged the only unscathed and extremely wealthy nation in the world). so in the eyes of majority of people around the world, (and here i am talking about people who think for themselves, not people who are easily led by popular media, which is usually pro-US anyway), americans have always been viewed as cavalier adventureres at best and murdering cowards at best, who bomb impoverished countries from heights before moving in their army. even when the americans are not directly involved (as in physical presence of armies), they usually have a hand in almost all politics of the world, by more subtle means-economic warfare....\nall this is being exposed daily, mostly thanx to the internet, and needless to say, world opinion has turned sharply anti-american especially after the cowardly iraqi war that the yanks waged. \nso 'bad guys' yeah, americans are being considered more and more of that which is unfortunate really because the most spirited and creative resisitance to the american policies have come from within US itself. unfortunate, yes....understandable, absolutely. america is an empire, an empire in decline.\nso perhaps americans had better heed what gibbon said about sparta, a strikingly military oriented nation not very disimilar to US\n"when sparta fell, all wondered in awe, none mourned'