[Andy]

If I was an Arab I would be a bit miffed with America, too. There is the Israel /Palestine thing that you have already alluded to, but there is also the propping up of corrupt / violent dictatorships in the past and present. This is all part of Great Power Politics, and similar things have been done by all the Great Powers throughout history. It just happens to be the case that America is the single great power today and will therefore be responsible (even if only through inaction) for a lot of what is going on in the world. It always surprises me that Americans ask what it is that people might dislike about their country or them. Perhaps there is a gap in your national debate that needs filling. I am English, and while aware of the good parts of our history and the effects we have had on others, I am also aware of the bad bits and have no problem accepting that our country’s behaviour has been and still is mixed. Because of this I know that some people(s) have problems with us and I can recognize what the problems are. I suppose what I am trying to say is that you perhaps need to look at what America has done that upsets people.

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[Andy]

I think that very few people hate Americans, after all most Americans are reasonable polite and friendly, much the same as most other peoples of the world. America does though have a very self serving foreign policy and can be extremely nasty and unfair in world politics to assuage internal public oppinion or maintain the least of its priveleges. Couple this with the fact that America is the sole super power and could maintain its vital national interests without causing half the harm or insult it does and you can see why there is a deep well of resentment towards America. Individual Americans usually don’t help themselves when encountering these resentments by running out a pretty threadbare argument about how good America is / has been and proceeding to talk nonsense about subjects that they are grossly misinformed on. Let me finish by just saying that a niave belief in their own self righteousness is not a characteristic restricted only to Americans, frankly we are all guilty off it at some point or other. It is just tradgic that the country with the most power, which should therefore be more thoughtful about its actions and their consequences is one of the most wilfully ignorant of all and often seems incapable of accepting advice or criticism even of the most constructive kind.

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