Anti-United States Sentiment

I hate the US government, I hate Nationalism on all counts, I have no problem with American people.

Unfortunately, I think anti-American sentiment is on the rise - as most negative feelings seem to be around the world. As someone who is planning to move to the US in the next few months, I am trying to look at things in the most objective way I can, but it's not always easy.

Though Italy has been more or less a US colony for the past sixty years, I will have to go through a stressful and expensive process in order to get a visa (NOT a Green Card!), and will ultimately be made to feel like an intruder for years - not by the people, of course, but by those who rule the land. I just wish the government realised that no one who has been kept apart from their loved ones for months, as well as forced to undergo repeated invasions of their privacy, will be well-disposed towards their new country. Having been born somewhere is not a privilege, in my opinion, but only a matter of chance.

The world is just jealous 'cos we're the BEST nation in the world!!! Americans are simply a superior race.

Edited by jimmy_row - February 01 2008 at 13:18

My guess is that it is ALWAYS on the rise.
I'd also say that its been around a long time even thought it's probably been really bad the last 8 years (CANT imagine why at all.....)

What can I say. I love the country I live just not the people in charge.






Edited by JJLehto - February 01 2008 at 18:45

I think it's fair to be "anti-American" all around the world, but it flows and reflows... and there's a great dose of cynicism involved. The same person that goes to a rally to yell "Down with the Yankees" (translate here into 187 languages) uses a shirt where's writen OHIO UNIVERSITY, watches MTV and do not lose the chance to go to Disney World.

JJLehto wrote: What can I say. I love the country I live just not the people in charge.

You're perfectly right about that, though I find it's not so simple. Being older than many of you, I've formed my own opinion about the way things go in the world, and I've stopped subscribing to the theory that, in democratic countries such as ours, the people are the victims of the bad politicians. Somebody put them there, and they reflect in many ways the nature of those who voted for them.

I know Italians love to blame politicians for everything, but they're the first who do F-all in order to make everyday life a bit easier for everyone. I don't think politicians force people to double-park, be noisy, not pay the bus fare, or throw litter around. It's far too easy to blame others, when you're the first to wash your hands of the welfare of your society.

"Anti-American" ... what does that mean? No vote here from me ... I don't think that people around the world are hating the people of the United States, it's rather their government and many of their recent (last 20 years) decisions.

I concur with the idea of "sheeple". This is one reason the society in the USA is decaying.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: "Anti-American" ... what does that mean?

Exactly the question I was going to ask.

Slartibartfast wrote: Well, certain people love to paint those who are critical of what the US government is doing as being critical of the citizens. It's a shame that too many people (sheeple?) buy in to this...

Exactly the point I was going to make




Edited by Forgotten Son - February 02 2008 at 10:51

I´m more of an anti-republican jejeje. But yes, as somebody said, I am by no means anti-USA but anti - USA current goverment.


...Ah, and America is a continent, not a country