What does the world have against America?

[mangosofdoom]

So your accusations are not only completely unfounded

As I've pointed out, China's success is due to *RELAXING* Communism, and permitting capitalism in certain authorized zones. How amusing that you pretend you didn't see what I wrote, and then proceed as if I didn't write it.

Which just goes to show that you need both those things in some amounts but you can't have just one or the other. Which means the USA is still doing it wrong. There happy now?

There now you got your response now can I have a response to my sharing comment?

 

[AladdinSane]

you have used the same line repeatedly without responding to any critisim people have made.

An amusing example of psychological projection. I haven't failed to respond to anything, I've addressed every question directly and specifically.

The only person failing to respond is you. Let me repeat my question yet again, and see if you answer it this time:

Now, there remains my central point regarding evil. If you embrace Communism, then you advocate the notion that simply by continuing to breathe, you have a legal claim to my wages and property. Kindly explain the moral justification for your claim to my property and wages under Communism.

 

[Pierce Graham]

You know what I hate? People who are so desperate for attention they go on forums to pick fights with strangers. Grow up.

 

[AladdinSane]

You know what I hate? People who are so desperate for attention they go on forums to pick fights with strangers.

Yes, this would explain why you came to a forum and picked a fight with strangers...

 

[ZeroMachine]

"You should be much more concerned about whether we like you...." Disturbing."

You are disturbed by my suggestion that crappy wannabe countries should concern themselves with how we feel about them, rather than vice versa? Since when does the *best* have to concern itself with what the *mediocre* think?

It is your viewpoint that disturbs. What manner of twisted neurosis leads the best people ... objectively proven by any possible measure of excellence ... to care what the losers of the world think?

meg·a·lo·ma·nia noun \ˌme-gə-lō-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə\

Definition of MEGALOMANIA

1 : a mania for great or grandiose performance

2 : a delusional mental disorder that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur

? meg·a·lo·ma·ni·ac adjective or noun
? meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a·cal also meg·a·lo·man·ic adjective
? meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a·cal·ly adverb

You may also want to look up the definition of "delusions of grandeur".

You are the most disturbing person I've ever had the displeasure of having a discussion with in this forum (or anywhere, for that matter) and I'm backing out of this thread immediately as well as suggesting that the moderators close it.

 

[mangosofdoom]

Also doesn't your last comment work both ways so you are entitled to my property and wages, which as far as I know is simply called sharing...

any comments.

well?

but no I'm done with this you have clearly made up your mind and only time will tell which of us is in the right. No amount of arguments over facts or figures or continued evasion from clearly defined questions on your part or quoting wiki (which is not a viable source of information and is not accepted as a source in any self respecting university) is going to change anything.

 

[Pierce Graham]

How very American of you. Arrogance, narcissism and ignorance all rolled into one. So people are wrong to hate America because America is great? Amazing. You view yourselves as flawless heroes of freedom, democracy and equality when you're one of the most divided and unequal nations on Earth. Any nation that would even consider passing SOPA or the National Defense Authorization Act is a terrible place. We don't hate you because you're great. It's because you're also quite evil.

 

[Pierce Graham]

No, you're the one who came and picked a fight. I didn't go on your thread and provoke you. You came to provoke me. Because you're seeking attention. And now you have it, bravo.

 

[DRes82]

I think it's kind of retarded how many people on here go out of there way to hate on America. Sure, we're not perfect. We elect idiots into office. Plus we are trying to pass a law that may very well destroy the internet.

But the fact that this site seems to focus it's hate on America instead of practically any other country strikes me as somewhat biased and hypocritical.

Americans are too ignorant about the outside World to be able to hate them lol.

But be my guest, start hating other countries too, and specify why.

I couldn't care less, we don't have to fight other countries, we workers should unite, whatever the country we're from.

Heh, you're not even trying to conceal the fact that you're being a troll now.

I'll repeat the tired line. Generalizations make you sound childish and naive. Try to be more specific in your hate. Not ALL 300 million Americans are ignorant...as a matter of fact, our literacy rate is higher than say Portugal's. Its not by a small amount, either. Just sayin'.

 

[AladdinSane]

No, you're the one who came and picked a fight. I didn't go on your thread and provoke you. You came to provoke me. Because you're seeking attention. And now you have it, bravo.

Yes, I picked the fight. I'm a Canadian who came to an American website and suggested yet again, ad nauseum, that "Everyone in the world hates Americans". That was me who did that. I picked the fight.

Grow up, troll. I understand how fun it is to play "Big Lib" and come to an American website and get all the kids lamenting how sorry they are to have been born in America instead of some great country like Zimbabwe or Canada.

Maybe next time you can find something more interesting to write about. Because not everyone is a sappy mush-brained college kid who's going to feed your need for attention by picking fights with Americans.

 

[Pierce Graham]

That's odd. I didn't say "Everyone hates America" I said "Why do people hate Americans?". I wanted to know why certain people dislike the US. If you could think properly, you would see that it wasn't designed to provoke, but to discuss. But people like you who crave attention come on these forums and start arguments.

 

[DRes82]

That's odd. I didn't say "Everyone hates America" I said "Why do people hate Americans?". I wanted to know why certain people dislike the US. If you could think properly, you would see that it wasn't designed to provoke, but to discuss. But people like you who crave attention come on these forums and start arguments.

Don't you try to take some sort of high ground here. You knew damned well what you'd instigate by posting a thread so named. Now on top of that fact, you're not even remaining neutral. This isn't discussion, this is just flaming and berating other people with differing opinions.

I move to have this thread closed.

I have altered the plan. Pray I do not alter it further.

Grow up, troll. I understand how fun it is to play "Big Lib" and come to an American website and get all the kids lamenting how sorry they are to have been born in America instead of some great country like Zimbabwe or Canada.

Troll account or not, this gave me a chuckle.

 

[Joshey Woshey]

People only hate Americans because of how awesome we are. Yeah that must be it. That or they're commies who want to take my gun.

The Muslims are just mad at us because we saved them from the Nazis in the Anglo-Zulu war. That or they're evil commies who want to take my gun.

All through history we have saved the world and fought for what is right like freedom, liberty and guns.

Virtually all the worlds inventions ever have been invented by us. Without us where would the Greeks of been when they fought the Trojans? In Russia... Being commies!

We never had a king or queen because all men are created equal(unless they're commies) and no man has a god given right to rule. Although as it says on our fine American dollars "In God we trust" because god put the American race here to show the rest of the world what they should be instead of commies who don't have guns.

The British are jealous of us because we're not being watched 24/7 by our government and because our tinfoil hats look much nicer. They're also mad that we saved them from the Eskimo commies in The War of the Austrian Succession(which should be renamed America instills the mighty wrath of god on some godless commie scum while the rest of the world cries "Oh help us mighty America").

To conclude, we are universally loved except by commies and people who obviously hate our freedom and liberty and our other cliched American words.Oh and 9/11. Oh and people who want to take our guns.


If you've read this far well done. By now you should have realised this is only about 98% factual and that this actually makes more sense then most of the nationalists that have been plaguing this thread for the last few pages.

OT: 100 years ago what the American government does now would have been commonplace. Nowadays most of the countries that used to do it have stopped (The UK's turn now i should think). In the modern world however this shouldn't be happening and our governments are at fault just as much as they are because they are letting it happen.

 

[Pierce Graham]

I tried to remain neutral. Over 400 comments and I barely said a word. Now people are openly mocking me (Not AladdinSane) and I get really annoyed with people who think they're so brilliant by saying "Already been done". I'm not mocking the US, I'm mocking him.

 

[Sean951]

It's about time the rest of the whiners in the world woke up and smelled the coffee. Anything that diminishes America, by extension diminishes them. And a lot of them are way too close to collapsing under the weight of their socialist/communist cages to survive going any lower.

Wrong, countries that decided to have horrible monetary policy are collapsing. Germany, with it's free healthcare and much higher rate of unionization, is doing wonderfully. They are even producing more cars than the US. Don't get me wrong, I like our country, but it's not social programs that are the problem.

 

[Bradeck]

...But people like you who crave attention come on these forums and start arguments.

Mr. Graham,

I've wanted to say this for the longest time, but didn't know exactly how. Thank you for saying it.


That being said, one can realistically infer from your ambiguous title that the general term of "people" means "everyone".

Furthermore though, I personally believe that when someone creates a thread like "Why does everyone hate "X"", it's really just "I personally hate X, and want to be validated", Or "Lets hear all the reasons X sucks". It's been done with Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Religion, Republicans, Fox News, and Evolution just to name a recent few.

I have a hard time believing that any educated person who comes on a forum and starts a thread entitled "Why does everyone hate X" doesn't already know why people generally dislike X. You of course start off with "Now, I'm Canadian, and I know that a lot of people dislike, even hate, the US. There are several things about the US that I really dislike and hate." Perhaps you already possess the answer?

You then go on to state a very clear and well thought out argument of glass house. Let the first country without an asshole throw the first stone, etc. So your question in effect seems to be, in my way of looking at it, not what the title asks, but rather Why are Americans often Generalized and Misaligned with their more evil counterparts?

If that is infact the query to meant to pose, the answer is equally general. You have, by the very question, generalized the people who are generalizing. So we need to dig further. Query: Why is there a pervasive and seemingly all encompassing social racism against Americans, by the general Canadian populace?

In summary, I am not attacking you, but your query has resulted in almost 500 posts, and you seem perturbed by the lack of maturity, inherent in those responses. Perhaps there is value in overstating the question in the future, to prevent the trolls.

 

[DRes82]

America *isn't* anywhere near wealthy anymore.

Wait, what? You call someone out for posting non-truths and then you spew this nonsense?

America is most certainly wealthy. Our GDP is the highest in the world. Second only to the EU, which is not actually a single country. The citizens here produce more per person than anyone else in the world. National Debt is meaningless. In layman's terms(since you don't appear to like big words or complex sentences), the US is good for its loans.

 

[AladdinSane]

Troll account or not, this gave me a chuckle.

I'm not a troll account. I'm just a new guy. I was looking at reviews of Skyrim, and this "Why does everyone hate Americans" crap over on the right column inspired me to create an account. I just love how the clever trolls begin their taunting with that sort of cloaked provocation.

 

[remnant_phoenix]

Yes, getting rid of them would be a good idea, but our weapons industry is worth more than the GDP of a lot of countries, and millions and millions of Americans are either in the military, or working for companies that make most or all of their money through military contracts. So just suddenly disarming would be very bad for the economy.

Ah, the Great American Military-Industrial Complex. Don't you just love it?

/sarcasm

 

[AladdinSane]

I like our country, but it's not social programs that are the problem.

Uh, say what? It's Social Security and Medicaire that's bankrupting us. It's *precisely* social programs. Our 80 trillion dollar unfunded liability is entirely social programs.

For you to say that social programs are not the financial problem in America is to reveal complete ignorance of reality.

Social programs consume four times as much federal money as the military. 2.5 trillion compared to 600 billion. Social programs are a debt that extends into the future. No other spending is. We can raise or lower military spending to match current needs.

You can't raise or lower little Billy's medicaire promise for when he turns 65.

It's *ALL* social programs. Social. Socialist. Communist.

When you contrive to pay your bills with other people's money, you begin the end.