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What's with all the America hate?
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Skreeran
A lot of people see America as a the big lazy corperate capitalism country that thinks it's the global superhero that need to solve everybody else's problems while simultaneously causing more problems through war and lack of environmental concern. In addition, America's far greater number of evangelicals per capita tends to make it look like a country of crazy right-wing fundamentalists.
I'm not saying that I necessarily agree with all of these things (though I agree with some), but I say this based on several conversations with non-Americans and a number of books that I have read by foreign authors (British, chiefly).
Post by
xlanadenx
If you're referring to the Across the Pond thread, that's all in good fun. Those are just exaggerated stereotypes and if someone is offended by those, they need to turn that stick in their bum a few degrees to the left.
But I've seen a bit of hate myself and honestly, I think it's wasted energy to spend your time hating on a country when there are more important things out there. (Like paying bills or breathing oxygen)
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565440
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Dwarfiesgosquish
So, Flyingenc... You hate our government... I'm pretty sure I didn't do any of that, and because of our rights I can also openly disagree with all of it(I agree mostly with the Israel part... Why is my governement supporting them? Not sure...). Blanket statements suck.
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EpicDragon
Actually, the US doesn't look all that fancy from the outside. Of course most of the things are stereotypic. But the image we in Europe get from the media and whatnot is mostly "stupid people from the US".
Another thing is that (I'm not completely sure how to say this and if it's true or not) USA acts like a world police, minding everyone's businesses.
The last thing is something i personally get annoyed by: People from the US that keep referring to their country as America. America is more than your country.
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Interest
I enjoy my fair share of Wowhead randomness/off-topic, but lately in many threads around here, especially the debate ones, I see America getting hated on constantly. Why?
Political reasons and shaky international relationships.
Blah blah etc.
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Dwarfiesgosquish
The last thing is something i personally get annoyed by: People from the US that keep referring to their country as America. America is more than your country.
Yeah, I agree with that. When I hear people say it, I cringe knowing that someone, somewhere was justified in saying "stupid americans".
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Dwarfiesgosquish
So, Flyingenc... You hate our government... I'm pretty sure I didn't do any of that, and because of our rights I can also openly disagree with all of it(I agree mostly with the Israel part... Why is my governement supporting them? Not sure...). Blanket statements suck.
as i said i dont hate americans
all im saying is there are some stuff you do that doesn't make it easy for the world to like you
and are you honestly saying that gulf wars weren't for oil,profit by rebuilding what you destroyed ? and that you are the or part of the reason that many civil wars in africa and south america still go on ?
i can tell you in my country (turkey) whoever licks usa's ass best stay in power longest
but are theese any reason for me to hate americans ?
its not because as you said you didnt do those,your goverment did/made you do
I actually said that wrong, I want the U.S to stop backing israel. I know, that the gulf wars, well, the first one, was purely about profit... And the whole reason I said it was the government, not me, is because you keep throwing around the word 'you'.
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Skreeran
trying to control nearly every countries internal affairs - not coolUnderstandable.
starting wars based on fake reasons to profit various ways - not coolNo comment.
supporting israel - not coolI disagree. Israel is a valuable ally.
last 3 presidents: sex scandal,total idiot,promised lots of stuff didn't do any - not coolPretty much.
Post by
Dwarfiesgosquish
The last thing is something i personally get annoyed by: People from the US that keep referring to their country as America. America is more than your country.
Yeah, I agree with that. When I hear people say it, I cringe knowing that someone, somewhere was justified in saying "stupid americans".
Do you even realize the stupidity in your statement? You hate when people from the U.S.A. refer to their country as America, yet you use the blanket term "stupid americans" in the same sentence to refer to said...umm...what would you like me to use here, because I can't for the life of me think of a designation for those that live in the U.S.A. that sounds remotely non-retarded since it would so offend you if I use "Americans". Seriously, I'm open to suggestions.
Yes. I hate it when people that live here (I live in the U.S. Not sure how you missed that) referr to the U.S.A. as simply America, yet, when a European, or anyone else is angry at citizens of the United States (that by the way is what you could say, how hard did you think, if at all?), they say "Stupid Americans" they don't say "Stupid citizens of the united states". So where exactly is the stupidity in my statement?
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468304
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Dwarfiesgosquish
Sorry, I added more to my statement to clarify, my brain was moving faster than my fingers.
I understand that it's a double standard, but what is the alternative?
Also, I apologize for being a @#$%.
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mindthegap5
You make nice food, but if you made horrible food everyone wouldn't be obese.
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Post by
Orranis
Because we generally tend to be total $%^&heads?
Read anything by Howard Zinn.
ANYTHING.
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