Ignorance and arrogance ?. America is the largest, most all consuming capitalistic society on the planet, as we devour roughly 80% of the world's resources, and leave the rest for the other 3.5 billion people on this planet. And in order to maintain our quality of life and style of living, we have to endlessly consume. It keeps our economy roaring along, while our fast food industry creates more fat Americans than ever before. No wonder people around the world hate us for this. We're too big, too arrogant, and our foreign policies are a direct factor in us maintaining our glutinous lifestyle. Our schools can't churn out enough smart people, and therefore we import from countries like India and China for our high end labor force. Our kids get fatter, they play more video games, and are slowly turning into a generation of mindless pigs who cannot get a decent job because they either lack the education or the motivation. We also allowed a puppet government/regime to take over this country and slowly run it into the ground. Now, what does that say about the intelligence of the American voter?

When we see some of the most unbelievable rightwing hate coming from the likes of Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and so many others, and as millions around the world can hear them as well, then it should come as no surprise why we are hated by so many. We attacked a country that had nothing to do with 9/11, and sit while the presumed perpetrator roams around somewhere north of Pakistan (if that's really where he rumore to be) putting out audio tapes and threatening American interests whenever Bush's poll numbers look like they couldn't go any further South.

It is this transparency of lunacy coming from this country that has perplexed so many around the world. And we throw our military might around with such arrogance and blind hubris, that it's no wonder that many more countries now want the bomb.

This is Bush country. This is where he and his rightwing neocons have taken this country today.

But how does The Jew factor in? You forgot to mention The Jew!

Matt

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Screw the rest of the world. We don't need 'em.

It looks to me EVERYONE disagreed with this women in the comments from many other Americans living in London.
So I choose to belive them and not her, she is probably exaggerating.

Now if this was in Germany...

Did you see the poll options?

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I can't help wondering how she knows what racism (at the receiving end) feels like...

Then what?


The option "human nature" is missing in the poll. General frustration usually seeks the easiest target.


Excuse me, I don't get it. What does that "we" do in this sentence? Are you by any chance Bill O'Reilly?

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Oh, my goodness, he already managed to work The Jew in. I can't believe I missed it.

Matt

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Nonono, if you want to do it properly it has to be either the eternal jew or the zionist world domination conspiracy. Just "the jew" won't do.

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Hey pal have you gone out traveling overseas lately??
Go to England, straight from Heathrow to Victoria station and go to the first pub you see. Then open your mouth and watch what happens....

I have been living in Australia for the past 8 years and the degree of anti American sentiment I have seen there has grown exponentially. When I first arrived I was a celebrity there. I just left 2 weeks ago and I couldnt go out to a pub with out gettting into it with someone at least once.

People hate us dude, you need to admit that to yourself.
We are not held in high esteem and are not percieved as "the liberators "we once were in WWII.

Just the facts mate.

That was a joke Godwael...

I voted for fat americans.

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The irony of your ignorant, arrogant statement in responce to this thread is overwhelming!

Ah, OK. Well, you never know...


I'm not sure if this is true, but from a specifically german point of view it seems possible that Britain is a place where resentment can thrive. Probably it is not so much about Americans but some brits rather have a go at every target that offers itself. What do you think?

What I mean is, I know a few of my fellow Germans who have a rather negative view of America, but I can't imagine any of them call someone names because he is American. They may very well berate you about Bush, the Kyoto protocol, Iraq, McDonalds or whatever (this is actually quite likely), but personal insults just because someone happens to be american...

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Eh, the rest of the world is 5,7 billion people, hows that for ignorance?

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Let's face it, most europeans are beneath contempt. They have nothing and I mean nothing. Their Agnostic beliefs left them worshipping themselves and we all know what comes of that. In the end America and the Muslims of the ME will have a good relationship as Europe becomes more insignificant then they are today.