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Why are Americans so despised in Arabic-speaking countries?
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Name : Jackie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Christian, Age : 43, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Clerk, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,You are way off the mark here. Most Arabs can’t help admiring Americans and their simple, easygoing way. Although Arabs are more comfortable (historically) with Europe, the United States is now of prime interest to them. What Arabs hate is the United States’ foreign policy, mostly her attitude toward the Arab-Israeli conflict, where the United States is seen as a supporter of Israel all the way, regardless of who’s right or wrong. This issue really ticks Arabs. Arabs are also becoming more aware of the racist stereotypical view many Americans have of them (especially views spread by Hollywood), so some may hate Americans as a reaction to perceived American hate directed at their race.
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Name : Karim, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Arab, Religion : Muslim, Age : 21, City : Cairo, State : NA, Country : Egypt, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’m not Arab, but I’ll try to give you an answer. The obvious reason is that the United States is a staunch ally of Israel, a state most Arabs hate. The creation of a non-Muslim country in parts of the Palestinians’ native land, Israel’s control of Jerusalem (Islam’s third-holiest city) and the continuing suffering of the Palestine people are all a slap in the face to the Arab world. Another reason is that the United States is considered by some as the prime example of the decadent and capitalistic West: sexually degenerate, high divorce rates, feminism, lots of crime, racism and so forth, and with companies that ‘exploit’ the Third World.
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Name : Peter30393, Gender : M, Age : 30, City : Stockholm, State : NA, Country : Sweden,I am surprised you haven’t worked this out by now. The United States provides massive political, military and financial support to the state of Israel, which was established by a United Nations mandate and imposed on the Middle East with scant regard for the sovereignty and welfare of Arabic-speaking peoples. Actually, it is U.S. foreign policy that most Arabs despise, not the American people per se. Think of it this way: if an Arab-dominated United Nations decided to establish a sovereign country for Native Americans within the boundaries of the United States (and perhaps part of Canada), what would most Americans think? Many people, especially in the affected areas, would be very unhappy about it. And if Arabic-speaking countries then proceeded to provide massive political, military and financial aid to prop up the new nation, it is fairly obvious that many Americans (and their friends and allies) would feel some resentment toward Arabic-speaking people, or at least their political leaders and foreign policy. There are, of course, many other issues that contribute toward this climate of hostility (economic issues, religious and cultural differences, perceived Western decadence, etc.) but Israel is the core issue. It sure ain’t simple ‘ole ‘American-hatin’.’
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Name : David-C26042, Gender : M, City : Brisbane, State : NA, Country : Australia,We’re stuck between a rock and a hard place with this one. Our policy should be backing both groups (Nationalist Muslims/Nationalist Jews) or neither. It’s a shame Israel wasn’t stuck anywhere else. I think what was important was giving the Jews a nation-state of their own, not giving them ancient Israel, per se. I think we should have tried the Liberia theory on this problem: Buy a whole lot of land in some arbitrary location and start calling it a country. That would have satisfied the Jewish desire for the security of a nation without fueling the Theo-Nationalism that makes the Israelis such cruel warlords. Of course, the Islamic countries haven’t been very open-armed, either. Every time the Israelis let up, the Muslims attack Israel. It could have been avoided by putting Israel ANYWHERE else. Sigh; too late now, I suppose.
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Name : Christian32031, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Self-designed religious beliefs, Age : 19, City : Lake Forest, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : unemployed, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Upper class,Jackie, generally it is what an American abroad represents, not his or herself. What the citizens in the Arab world resent in the U.S. backing of Israeli policy and the funding of that government. When Israel was created by the British in 1947, an awful lot of Palestinians were displaced and had their homes and property seized. Rather like what happened to the American Indians. To this day, Palestinians cannot own property even though they are citizens and routinely have their homes bulldozed to make room for illegal Jewish settlements.
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Name : Mark, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 42, City : Rockville, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : Administrator, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,We support some of the most repressive regimes in the area. Left to their own devices the “governments” of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and countless others would be ousted just like Bautista was in Cuba. We (and other western nations) have been manipulating the Arab world since the beginning of the spice trade.
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Name : Dot, Gender : Female, Age : none, City : L.A., State : CA, Country : United States, Social class : Middle class,
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