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Published on September 7, 2009 By GeneralEtrius In Politics

This is a list of reasons why America is disliked in the world. I'm not trying to be overly political; I'm just making a point. That said, don't over react or start a flame war. And to those that think I'm singling out the U.S., just look at the title. If I put whats wrong with the world and then talk about the U.S. then your argument would justfied.

21 Reasons Why the World Hates America

 

1.       We’re a big country.

2.       We eat too much food and are the fattest country in the world.

3.       We pollute the world.

4.       We drive the biggest cars (which pollute).

5.       Our society is torn between conservatism and liberalism, with people refusing to change society even though it needs to in order to keep up with the world.

6.       We guzzle oil.

7.       We prop up dictatorships that do things that go against American morals.

8.       Our government does things that go against American morals.

9.       We’re a snotty, rude, and stuck up society that thinks we’re better than everyone else.

10.   We have foreign policy that still thinks that we are in the Cold War

11.   We act like we are still a superpower.

12.   We tell other countries what to do, using our military to back it.

13.   We put restrictions on things, such as weed and the drinking limit, which drives people to break those laws. We then refuse to change these restrictions, even though it would lower crime.

14.   We are a crime ridden society, with some of the worst violence and breaking of laws in any developed country.

15.   Things that seem natural, such as love and sex, are made taboo subjects by idiotic parents.

16.   When something bad happens, Americans overreact to the extreme, making something that was a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 look like a 20.

17.   Many people are racist and stereotype people.

18.   We claim to be and open a welcoming country, where in reality, we routinely deport people and make society hostile to newcomers.

19.   We are a Christian majority country (a reason the Muslim world hates us)

20.   We support Israel and attack terrorist groups (ditto)

21.   We elected George W. Bush and his administration. ‘Nuff said.

This is kind of a joke people. Lighten up.

 


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on Sep 08, 2009

just calling something or someone retarded does not get us anywhere. quotes such as these,



Quoting ghurka, reply 28Why are blatantly idiotic threads like this even allowed?





are not constructive. they only contribute to the idiocy. some of the posts here were thoughtful responses, which can lead to thoughtful debates, and then perhaps we can teach and be taught new things. but the arrogance on display in this forum causes many of the worlds problems.

i have to say, though, sometimes you read a post that is just so sensibility-insulting, mind-numbingly stupid, all you can do is swear at it and hope it will go away =P

on Sep 08, 2009

eoncommander

Quoting ghurka, reply 28Why are blatantly idiotic threads like this even allowed?

because people, like you, are really really dumb.

humor me for a minute, and read a story i have. it is pertinent, so bear with me.
this summer, i was part of a student travel group in europe. for part of the trip, i was rooming with two other guys. one was a moderate conservative, and one was an extreme liberal. the discussion got around to politics, and the moderate tried to goad the liberal by espousing extremely conservative opinions, which he didnt actually believe in. the liberal exploded, saying things like, "you are so stupid," all republicans are stupid," "this country is fucked up," etc etc. he finally said, "you (he meant the conservative personally, as well as people like him) are the reason this country is so fucked up." i laughed out loud when he said that, because it finally dawned on me that it was people like him that were causing the problems in the country.

people dont listen to each other these days. they just talk and talk and talk, and nothing gets done. and ad hominem attacks (that is, indictments of the person making the point rather than the point itself) are the worst of it. if people listened to each other, and actually had real debates, we would be in a much better position. in fact, the whole world would be better off.

just calling something or someone retarded does not get us anywhere. quotes such as these,

Quoting ghurka, reply 28Why are blatantly idiotic threads like this even allowed?

are not constructive. they only contribute to the idiocy. some of the posts here were thoughtful responses, which can lead to thoughtful debates, and then perhaps we can teach and be taught new things. but the arrogance on display in this forum  causes many of the worlds problems.
[wow, my most coherent thought process yet. i usually struggle expressing my thoughts. and when i'm half-asleep! amazing, if i do say so myself]

 

They are for idiots like yourself to act idiotic and to convince yourself into beliving belittling another person / group somhow makes you look smart.

on Sep 08, 2009

CharlesCS
What was the point of this again? Funny? Serious? And to think I actually thought reading Obama's msg to our kids in school tomorrow was boring and somewhat of a waste. Can someone tell me where the joke is?

BTW, this article would have been easier and shorter had you just made it the ! reason the rest of the world hates us:

1. Envy.

 

Wow, I mean wow. Arrogant much? This is the kind of attitude that gives Americans a bad image everywhere.

on Sep 08, 2009

I always thought it was the turning of something meant to be funny, into a perceived personal attack.

 

Oh wait....

on Sep 08, 2009

About 19., I thought they hated anyone different to them as the ultimate goal is to wipe out any opposition (be it by physical destruction or by cultural conquest) including that of same name as theirs but of different interpretation (because when you run out of external targets, it gets internal no matter what).

In any case, I don't think that anyone actually hates America. Maybe the Unites Stated of North America. But America? Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Bolivians and the rest, surely wouldn't like the idea of being hated just because of another country in the same continent that still uses Imperialists terms to call/think about themselves.

Every country is full of idiots/things to feel ashamed off. Just different flavors, really.

on Sep 08, 2009

Question: Is there any way for an American to answer this and not:

a) Be called an idiot in some form or fashion because you disagree with the list?

or

b) Be called an idiot in some form or fashion because you agree with the list?

Apparently, either I'm in denial or my country sucks. Either way, I guess the world hates me.

Basically, this list is nothing but a logical fallacy known as "poisoning the well."

Another fallacy being commited is personification of "the world," as if somehow every human being in all foreign countries hates us. There's also an element of the bandwagon fallacy (the world hates us, therefore we are wrong) in it.

So - I don't think a reasonable person should take that list seriously. He said it's kinda a joke anyways.

on Sep 08, 2009

@CobraA1: omg, you said fallacy, you idiot...

jks, very well said sir!

on Sep 08, 2009

ghurka
Why are blatantly idiotic threads like this even allowed?

Op was probably too bored

on Sep 08, 2009

I like the USA... mostly. But still i can see where the prejudices against them are coming from. I was in America several times in different places and i encountered a lot of issues mentioned in the list.

1. If someone in my hometown suggests to go to a supermarket ,1 km away on a sunny day, by car... well i woud think he is joking. In Ohio that seems to be normal. Even better is when they go to a sport center by car :-/

2. Many pepole are incedible ignorant. Sometimes it is funny (How long does it take to go to your hometown by car[in Germany]), sometimes it is just sad (One of my collegues would not buy Samsung because he did not know the difference between north and south Corea).

3. Many americans are pretty racist for a country cosisting mostly of immigrants. In Bosten some idiots even  sprayed a swastika on my car.

4. The americans do, in fact ,use most energy per capita in the world and are not particular bustling to change that.

5. The constant referals to god. The phrase "In god we thrust"(Said by the president, on bills) is a constant insult for every non-christian citizen. If one politician in germany would use that phrase i would make sure never to vote him again. Politics and religion are to be seperated!

But except from that the "world" does not hate america. A few insane men who pretend to be the hands of god do. And they only hate the USA because they prevent them from taking control over their country and enslaving all minorities and women. I am pretty sure they don't about god or alah or any other divine power. They only care for their own wealth and power.

on Sep 08, 2009

CharlesCS
What was the point of this again? Funny? Serious? And to think I actually thought reading Obama's msg to our kids in school tomorrow was boring and somewhat of a waste. Can someone tell me where the joke is?

BTW, this article would have been easier and shorter had you just made it the ! reason the rest of the world hates us:

1. Envy.

Good one! You've just proven #9 again.

I won't deny that the US has a lot going for it, but these comments are so ignorant that it does make the thread funny. It's the "we don't do anything wrong, they just all wanna be like us" attitude. Just as long as you don't have to look at your own flaws right? Just ignore them and keep doing what you are doing.

Another thing on the envy and pollution side. I expect a country so rich with money, knowledge and recourses to actually do something right with it. Not ignore the kyoto treaty and keep polluting the world. China and India don't have the knowledge and money to do something about their pollution yet - although the way the financiel world is going now the US citizens might soon speak chinese -. So #1 get your own shit straight and #2 help the undevelopped but rapidly developing country to do it right the first time, and don't let them make up for 200 years of polluting industrial revolution the old fashioned way. We know how to build efficient industry that doesn't pollute much.

And the religion/politics one is definitily my #25 (or wherever we were)

on Sep 08, 2009

Frankly, truly, it's stupid to help any other countries...no one remembers helpful shit in 20 years.  Or less.  Politics and global political power is not a game of morals.

on Sep 08, 2009

Wow, I mean wow. Arrogant much? This is the kind of attitude that gives Americans a bad image everywhere.

I was unaware I was trying to impress anyone. If you actually think I care what other peopl from other parts of the world think you are sadly mistaken. The US is but another country on a planet full of idiots with computers who have nothing better to do than to criticize other countries while completely dismissing their own idiotic countries.

What I find most facinating about all of this is why do so many care about the US so much to the point about taking the time to think if the like or hate it. You don't like the US, that's fine with me. I'm not trying to make you like us.

Personally I like the arrogant attitude, it jkeeps everyone on their toes and wondering if we really are as good as we might claim to be. I think we are, otherwise we would not be the most powerful country in the world, even today we still are whether you like it or not.

Far as I'm concerned my reason still stands:

1. Envy.

on Sep 08, 2009

I can see this thread is going to end badly. Maybe it should be locked before turning sour.

on Sep 08, 2009

Well we could open one up about Greenland. That thread would probably be pretty decent, however my knowledge of Greenland is somewhat limited

on Sep 08, 2009

Greenland is Green

'nuff said

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