I thought the Problem is Bush but it seems the Americans people just love war and oppression just as much?
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the pot is calling the kettle black. I guess you missed all the war rallies by hezballah. or missed all the shrapnel packed missiles lebanon fired into israeli population centers. Islamic regimes are repressive. We simply gave the iraqis a chance to be free, gamayel and rafiki stood for freedom from syria, and syria gave them freedom from breathing and staying alive. i think you have a hard time understanding what freedom from oppression is, one day you may be lucky enough to understand this concept, till then, everything western to you will be a plot to kill muslims, and the people in charge of you and your country will keep distracting you away from their own failed policies and brutal repression, so your political energy will be focused on the rest of the world in anger, instead of on your own oppressors. I pity you.\n\n\nHezballah only won that engagement because they violated the laws of land warfare and used their own population as human shields. their combatants didnt wear uniforms so they could blend into the population when they came under fire. then when the "fighters" were killed, they said "oh look the blood thirsty vampires killed more CIVILIANS!"  your people are cowards who cannot stand up in a real fight. israelis protect their civilians, muslims use them as shields and cannon fodder, i still pity you.\nall you are is a stain on the sidewalk for western cameras to the people in charge of you.\n\nمحمد رسول الشيطان
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I am an American, and I don't hate the Middle East. I don't hate any country. But I can see how countries around the world would think that Americans hate their respective countries. The USA being the only remaining super power feels that it must police the rest of the world because (we) have the money and or resources to do so. This can be good...like when we stop people from killing eachother and whatnot. But more often than not (especially now that Bush is KING) we go where we are not wanted and go for the wrong reasons....giving the wonderful people of this beautiful country a bad name.
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Bush because he is giving us a bad name throughout the world.  The world does not generally hate Americans per se.  They hate what our government is doing - sticking their noses in everbody's business.
1050910
Given many of the answers so far, it seems ordinary American people are not that decent after all. In fact they appear to be hate-filled racists who support their Government's use of a concentration camp, detention without trial, kidnapping and rendition to third countries that engage in torture etc.\n\nThere are strong parallels here with what went wrong in Germany between the two great wars.\n\nFor God's sake Americans - wake up! Protest in your millions against Guantanamo and let the people of the World see that you are not all latent Nazis, filled with a grievance and obsessed with militarism and dominance at all costs.
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I would not say most but some and they are entitled to their opinion.I really don't care who likes or dislikes the Americans.That is their problem if they don't like us.Not ours.
980802
i may be going out on a limb here but i would guess it has to do with the fact that we're in iraq and lots of people are thinking about that, the fact that US elections are comming up, and i would guess the majority of people on Y!A are americans.
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Because americans love to hate.
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Some people need heroes and some need demons.  Bush is no dunce when it comes to politics.  I don't know if hate is stronger than love but it surely will outlast it every time.
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Many Americans (unlike myself) are stupid, ignorant, xeno-phobic, racist, are willing/unwilling fools participating in discrimination, fearful and hateful, and ethno-centric assholes. \n\nIt is sad that like the propaganda bull shit shoved by both goverments is followed by their supporters, our goverment is led by a bunch of rich selfish hateful shameless assholes that are minons of the rich and powerful just like theirs is. Both goverments feed both of us lies and many of us are mindless fools of the proganda and we belive the stories about how evil the other one is. \n\nBoth governments have leaders that say they care about the own people but really don't and all they really care about is themselves and their masters (who have even more money and power then them). Both governments are also lead by so-called religious leaders and that a crock of shit! I say both are horrible examples of Christians and Muslims. \n\nBoth have a bunch of mindless followers and minons to do thier bidding. \n\nI like all kinds of people and I have nothing against anyone. I wish I could say the same of all Americans
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I don't think the majority of this country has a superiority complex. Government might... ha ha. Americans are self-involved and don't seem to care what goes on in other parts of the world. That might fuel the superior stereotype.
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Yes, I totally agree!\n\nI'm not trying to sound ignorant here, but the average American is rather close-minded to the rest of the world. They need to get their heads out of their butts, and learn that others really do exist out there. \n\nI think that's part of the overall reason why other nations feel resentment towards them.
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You make a very good point. It is NOT American to hate America, however certain people think it's in vogue now. The PC, Bush is Hitler, 9/11 was inside job crowd. How can a person really believe these things and continue to live here? Why is it that everyone else on the planet can be proud of their "homeland" but us?
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I take it that you Americans do not like your president.  What is there not to like about Bush?  He has kept his pants on and he has kept from being shot.  I am from canada and I like Mr. Bush.  So what, he went to war a few times.  Canada has not followed him all the time.  We only have a small army so we have to be careful where we put our very small army in this world.  There are people here in canada who want a even smaller army.  Imagine that!
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I must preface what I have to say just a bit...I love America, and what I say here is not a reflection on ALL Americans, but how we have gotten the reputation that we have!           I have traveled extensively and it is true Americans are VERY disliked! It because of a few different reasons. One being entitlement. Most American think they are due the best and fastest service, that they are entitled to tell other people how to live and what to believe. We are a nation that is very spoiled and really has no grasp on other peoples lives. Americans...I hate to say are a complacent people also, which leads to mis-understanding from other cultural groups. Finally there is our President...I think from what you wrote above I need not expound on this issue. Yes Americans ARE very dis-liked, but this is not all together unfounded.
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American people are like people anywhere, some great ones and some losers.  Their politicians get them in a lot of trouble though ... but then, that is much like politicians everywhere.\n\nThe main problem with some, not all,  Americans is that they think the rest of the world wants to be like them, which makes people dislike them.  Some Americans don't seem to understand that the rest of the world really doesn't want to be like them.
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keeping the republicans is way to expensive and as far as it seems pretty dangerous too , not wonder all countries around the world do not like America . \n\nbush and his people have done nothing but to impose their one way policies and have made sure to get as much money as possible in their way out we just have to see at the bicepresident to see what I'm talking about .\n\nglobal warning is also a huge problem which has been addressed by all countries and ignored by bush and and his team . we as Americans must make sure to elect a new good president and not another nature killer .\n\nthere is also the enormous problem which this administration has created whit their searching for nonexistent WMDs problem which not only has stuck America in an endless war but it has killed thousands of innocent people and has bring more hate and anger towards America .\n\nso i really hope the next  president and the new leaders are responsible people who will not take personal issues and make them into huge problems .
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I don't think its Americans.  Its our government. I'd say the majority of Americans want to take care of our own.  But our government seems to have other ideas.  Should we say they are un-American?  I feel ya.