Poll: do you hate Americans?

[MelziGurl]

I wouldn't go as far as to say I hate anyone, it's exhausting enough just to hate one person. The American's that I have met in the flesh have been very friendly. I've had my disagreeances with many on XBL, but if I can help it they will be on mute. Nothing worse than being called a Frenchy repeatedly because they don't think you've heard them the first gazillion times. But I'm confused as to how an Aussie sounds like a Frenchman...

 

[Superpuff]

Every Republican right winged nutjob there is here other than that i like my country

 

[Andronicus]

I would not consider myself a "stereotypical" Australian; I don't surf (I hate the beach), I hate all kinds of football, I'm not a great fan of AC/DC (I prefer the Smiths) and I can't remember the last time I said G'day. That said, despite all the loathing I feel for the very idea, I'm a patriot. My heart leaps at any recognition, no matter how small, paid to Australia by other countries. Bear with me; there is a point lurking nearby.

Up until recently, I loathed all Americans. I was kinda brought up that way; my parents had always hated what Americans were doing to the the world, and this was drilled into my head from an early age.
Then I started to wonder why I hated an entire society for no reason whatsoever. I came to the conclusion that, for the most part, it was my parents' fault. However there is another reason. And so I no longer hate individual Americans, however I still hate the idea of America.
The "concept" of America is something I just can't stand. America wields it's name like a sword; anyone dares to stand in their way will get chopped up, their pieces stomped on and shat on. This is not an ideal shared my all Americans, obviously, but just the name itself possesses a planet-sized ego, a sort of "we're-better-than-you" arrogance that simply radiates contempt for everyone else. Which brings me back to my first point.

Patriotism sucks. However, as embarassed as I am to admit it, I am human, and unbidden emotions spurred by lines on maps is simply a curse I have to deal with. America treats all other countries with uttter contempt, and I can't help but just hate it.
So, to answer your poll, I would have to say some of them, not because they're Americans, but because they're a**holes, which you're going to find in any country anyway. Hating a country isn't the same as hating everyone in it.

 

[Spacelord]

Nothing against Americans themselves, I just dislike certain [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mCDZMWVWuc] aspects [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nD_iNPalY&feature=fvst] of their [http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/01/fat-americans-japan.jpg] culture [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073498/].

 

[US Crash Fire]

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within." -Will Durant

and with that im going to bed.
thank you to everyone for your input.

 

[Oopsie]

The ones I've met in person (which are very few) I disliked very much. Through the glory of the internet I've also met Americans which are ok I guess. Even some I actually like.

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

Every time an American calls my country "Ausfailia", it hurts.

Every time an American calls me a weaboo when that word isn't even in the Australian lexicon, it hurts. Plus I'm not a weaboo, I'm just Scots-Irish.

Every time somebody American makes a joke that either Scottish or Irish people drink too much... I can deal, because it's kinda true. ^___^

Not to mention the American soldiers stole our women in World War II... grrr. "Overpaid, oversexed, and over here" was the insult I used at the American exchange student who kept flirting with the ladies. He soon realised what I meant and said "oooh historical BURN".

 

[Stewie Plisken]

im saying after so many negative comments on the US you have to wonder if thats what he believes or if its actually satire thats relevent to the game he happens to be reviewing.

This is contradictory to this:

because the part in his review about the american military all being so selflessly patriotic it makes him want to puke, could have been left out.

... since he was most likely referring to the American military's representation in the game itself or related media.

as for peoples opinions being a fad. peoples opinion of a certain Mexican song and matching dance were great in the mid 90s! was it a fad? YES AND SO WAS THEIR OPINION OF IT!

That's... irrelevant. You labeled in the original post the negative commentary as a fad, with your "cool to hate America" phrase. It implies that people just jump on the bandwagon without actually having legitimate reason to have their, apparently unpleasant, opinion. Which is just... not the best ground to base a conversation on, to put it mildly.

 

[klarax]

hate is such a strong word. but yet

 

[Wildrow12]

Anyone else find it odd that every time someone starts one of these "Do You Hate [insert name]" threads, that many of the complaints can be applied to virtually every single human endeavor?

Arrogance.

Aggression.

Strange Undergarments, etc.

Are these not issues that can be said to exist as part of any nation (especially a world power)?

 

[Sibbo]

I'm scared of a country where tens of thousands of people per year are killed because of guns. That said I don't hate America; I've had few interactions with them but they seemed exactly like people from Australia, some good some bad.

I think a lot of this anti-American feeling going around at the moment is due to Bush's rush to war and how it appeared that all Americans were war crazy (freedom fries instead of French fries etc.)

 

[Dys]

I tend to hate conservative gun toting morons, and since that is the steriotypical yank I'll go with 'most of them'.

 

[cartooner2008]

As an American, no. While I do hate the government right now, I don't hate the whole country.

 

[Twilight_guy]

I'm American. I dislike the willfully ignorant and slobish Americans. I also dislike the willful ignorant and slobish people of all other countries.

Edit: Wow, quiet a lot of hate. Just so you know, hating all Americans without meeting each and everyone is prejudice.

 

[Sennz0r]

If I'd say "yes I hate Americans" I would be basing that hatred on the numerous experiences I had with a grand majority of them having screamed at me through a headset mic telling me to go fuck myself and my mom because of my accent. You can't honestly say you hate an entire country just because the news broadcasts another group of bloated, loud-mouthed American citizens who frankly everyone should dislike, even other Americans.

It's a shame, but it's these negative things that leave a mark in other countries. Same with countries in Europe: Britain's got chavs, the Dutch get high all the time...
You can't do anything about the negative images getting the upper hand here. I'll just give a nation the benefit of the doubt until some indisputable evidence comes along that all of them but a small amount of exceptions are idiots.

Though you have to admit, a nation who elects Bush twice can not be rated high on the board.

those creeps you ran into online, are part of what i like to call the "idiots"
the most they do all day is work, drink beer ( a lot of it) and play XBL till dawn just spewig insults
you could say we are the home of a great many trolls

but at least we have a lot of reallly good people you might run into everyonce in a blue moon, that will just talk with you, might have a bit of trouble figureing out a few words, but then again the average american doesnt encounter someone from britan often

i probably misspelled britain im very sorry

It's okay, I'm Dutch.

 

[Elexia]

I don't hate americans. Some of my best friends are in the US and I'm planning a trip over there in June.

I hate the few idiots that spoil it for the rest of them. Unfortunately those idiots are given WAY too much media attention or within the political sphere, making the country get a bad image overall... which is a shame cos it's a lovely country (been there 3 times and loved it).

 

[Trivun]

Americans in general? No. I actually know an American girl who I get on extremely well with, and when I was in Florida last year the people were much nicer than here in the UK, incidentally. Some Americans i hate though. Mainly the idiots. Like Bush. And Cheney.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

Not all of them, just some of them.

 

[Elexia]

Also in the past (during WW2 when Australia was bossed around by Winston Chirchill and 'The Mother Country' *gag*) the U.S. DID sort of step in and help us following the bombing in Darwin and all.

Instead of being human shields for the British army (As Churchill wanted), the U.S. army took over and helped our guys defend our great big lovely landmass from invasion... so I got respect there regardless of the 'over paid, over sexed and over here' motto of the time.

 

[patronscorn_v1legacy]

I live in norway and have been to the united states once, I've seen new york and it's time square. I've been in Washington D.C and seen the congress hall. My uncle is an american, but most of my friends here in norway haven't been to U.S.A so the only perspective they have is the perspective the media gives us. According to my friends you are NOT ALL fat, stupid and racists, but some of you are and that destroys for the rest of you.

I don't hate Americans. I hate how they see themselves. And their prices at clothes. And most of their movies. And their propaganda. And most of their celebrities.

Okay... I hate americans, but not my uncle and Obama. They are great. And allmost look alike.