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It's hard to say precisely why so many people hold disdain towards America for it's past actions. So many other countries, especially Britain, have had just or more bloody pasts than America. I think there can be a few reasons as to why our country is still feeling the rage from others. One reason I think is because America never really acknowledges its past actions. Our treatment of Native Americans is especially disregarded in schools, often only being learned from outside sources. I think if America stepped up and took responsibility and denounced the actions of our past people wouldn't hold such a disdain. Another reason I think for this anti-Americanism feelings is that it's more of a way to pinpoint issues with America. It's easy to hate America in general but especially so when you can say exactly America did wrong. I think people are treating America's past actions as a scapegoat for a more broad and general dislike of the country.

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I think that if you asked this question to different people around the world than you would get many different opinions. Mine as a citizen of the United states is that we live in the greatest country on earth and are awarded many freedoms, but that does not mean the country is without faults or mistakes. The United States is such a strong country and major power in the world, others around the globe are going to keep a close eye and have an opinion on everything the US does. I think that the people of other countries may feel resentment that we have certain freedoms, so they make our mistakes as a country a bigger deal than others or even their own. I also think that the US has grown so much in a relatively quick time compared to other countries, so the US has had lots of success in a short period of time as well as made its fair share of mistakes and done some horrible things. I think that the short time period that these things happened may be what comes to mind for other countries and it paints the wrong picture, leaving out the good.

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No country is perfect and that includes these United States. Though i would argue that we are overall the greatest country in the world (mainly in terms of liberty, freedom of choice, quality of life, etc.) it can be argued that we do still get beat in a handful of things by other countries, in education for example. These short-comings however don't make America "bad." I recently had the opportunity to spend 2 years living in Brazil and was often asked what Americans thought of Brazil. My answer was always that Americans usually only think of the Amazon, Rio de Janeiro, and beaches (because that is all we see in tv and movies). When i would ask what they thought of Americans they would often list that we have school shootings, war, we are all super rich, no poor people, etc. This for the same reason, it's all they see in movies and tv. I believe as human beings we have a terrible ability to call more attention to the bad things and injustices that happen in our lives and the world, letting the bad overshadow all the good. America has a rocky history like any other. The biggest example is obviously slavery. Turns out the United states abolished slavery in 1865, Brazil didn't abolish slavery until 1888 (the last country in the western world to do so) but they don't talk about it down there today because its in the past, its over. In certain parts of the middle east the White slave trade still continues to this day. There are plenty of negative things that have happened in our past, but it is important to judge a country, as it is with people, not for who they were in the past, but for who they are today.

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This is a super interesting topic that I have thought about before but not in this much depth. You do always hear people say "The American Dream" and for a lot of us now it seems like that may be an odd statement because we are pretty darn privileged in general but  a lot of no american and even american people in the beginning wanted a better way of life and saw what those in America were doing to be successful and a powerful force in labor, military, and overall living conditions. I do believe the United States presents a ton of opportunities so that is why people from other countries see it as a place where magic happens and there is no suffering or pain, etc. However, there are also people that hate America and do agree with our involvement in certain issues and wars and don't like things we've done in the past. I feel bad and good will always be a part of that and we can't stop others or ourselves for being aware of both. All in all, I believe America has a lot to be proud of and our nation is always going to be picked apart because we are a super power and others are always always looking at us ready to pick at every little thing. We did a lot of fighting and negotiating, etc to get where we are today. I do believe America was built off of blood, sweat, tears, and hard work.

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America I honestly would say isn’t the best country, but it is definitely in the top; all countries have their issues, no country is perfect. People look at the United States in many different ways, some people dream to move here because they think it is the best country and others would never dare to. In all, people have a tendency to automatically look at the bad in anything so I think that is mainly what it is, they look at the bad and chastise anything they can to make us look like a worse country. Yes we have had our fair share of bad history/decisions, but we are also a powerful country, which I believe scares people sometimes, especially countries that are our “enemies”. It is also hard for people to look at facts and also to look at the now; everybody has some kind of biases and a lot of people tend to focus solely on the past. A lot of it too is that we are a huge country (size and population wise) with a powerful government so we are always in big events like wars. Most countries that you rarely ever hear anything bad about tend to be smaller countries that are rarely involved in stuff like that. We are just often in center view, so it is more likely to be talked about.

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There is something in every country that someone dislikes or hates. You can’t please everyone. I am bad at remembering history but I am sure that everyone else will remember all the bad things America has done over the good things we have accomplished. We have made mistakes but we have learned from them. Everybody makes mistakes but everybody has room for growth, just like America and other countries. Also, same with how you can see this happen on a smaller level with bullies, I feel all the focus on what America has done in the past makes other countries feel like it makes them look better. Other countries are “forgiven” for their past choices? Who “forgave” them? It is easier to forgive than forget. America is like the younger sibling. They are going to be picked on and chastised for everything they do.

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The first stages of building a country can be very hard. Especially when other countries hate you for it. We were quite lucky that our parent country didn't take us over again during our budding times. Instead, it seems that they decided it would be better for them to spread Anti-American propaganda. We were one of the first democracies, so it would be particularly easy for them to spread this. To quote the given source, "From around 1800s to about 1880, the idea that the United States was already demonstrably a failed society, ruined by democracy, equality, and other dangerous experiments was rampant" (Hating America, 2004 by Barry & Judith Rubin). Now, obviously, we didn't fail and can all see that, but itis also really easy to see how this belief came to be. Most likely, people still hold negative beliefs against us, is that people generally do not like those in power. Those in power always seem to be ridiculed for having it. There were many negatives that America had when it was first starting (and there still are), but now that we have risen to 'power', it is impossible to get people to stop revolting in the simplest of ways.

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Personally I think most nations hates the United State because it's a powerful country and it provides more things to their citizen. I was born and raised in a different country but one of my dreams has a kid was to come to America and actually be a US citizen because of the benefits that America gives to their citizen. I don't like the way some politicians leader runs the country but I think United state is a country that has a lot opportunities for everyone. The majority of countries can't provides that so they just end up hating.

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I think that the United States has a unique problem when it comes to how the world views them. We are a uniquely young nation meaning that every stupid, terrible or unpopular thing we've done has happens relatively recently. Most countries have centuries worth of history to sift through and that also leads to a deeply ingrained identity among it's people. The United States also has a diverse group of citizens from all backgrounds and countries. This means there are a number of differences in what being an American means. Overall, I think that most hatred of the US comes from over exposure to our culture and politics. Over time we have become one of the most recognizable and dominating cultures in the world, and with the eyes of the world on us, it's hard to be flattering 100% of the time. I think there are times were the US looks like a drunk frat boy flaunting his various cool items and his crazy wealth. With the largest military in the world, a dominating culture and a short history of dumb or even terrible acts, it's understandable that some might perceive us as the ultimate antagonistic force and that can turn to hatred very quickly.

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I believe the reason there will always be this hatred is because when people think of coming to " the land of the free" they automatically connect it to the American Dream, however when people come to realize that there are consequences to their actions, and they may not like the consequences they tend to want to be heard of their disagreement. When people find out that unfortunately it's not white fence, two kids, white collar jobs their idea of how one should live is then confused and uncertain. I believe another problem that causes so many of us want to be heard, that we will go to any ends to do so, and within those actions, it causes conflict with the law and then people begin to hate on legal forces because they may or may not be extreme on shutting things down. This then causes media to twist things around making whomever look bad, but we aren't getting to full story of the situations. It seems like stories that aren't as much of a high matter are getting recognized rather than the stories that should be heard, like sex trafficking, assaults, homeless people other things like that and that causes problems as well. I believe we are just a place of many people who want to be heard but not sure on how to do so in a correct manner, or may not be getting the results they had hoped for so then it causes a conflict which then leads a domino affect of problems. I saw this article saying we are in a never ending cycle, where a problem will occur, we pray and come together, we argue, we forget, and then it starts over.

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To me, it's very hard when it comes to Anti-Americanism because I think America is the freedom of the land that's what I heard from other people. However, I do think that is depends on each person point of view for America. Everyone has their own America Dream and most of them wants to achicved and that is includes myself. I came to America when I was eight years old with my family as refugee. My family lived a hard life in the Thailand refugee camp and they decided to come here for better life and better future. I have a big dream that I wanted to accomplish which is the American Dream because this country is freedom of the land. This is the reason why it's hard for me when it comes to Anti-Americanism.

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This topic reminds me of an excerpt written in 1966 by John Steinbeck. The first paragraph starts out like this, "One of the generalities most often noted about Americans is that we are restless, a dissatisfied, searching people. We bridle and buckle under failure, and we go mad in the face of success. We spend our time searching for security, and hate it when we get it. For the most part we are an intemperate people: we eat too much when we can, drink too much, indulge our senses too much. Even in our so-called virtues we are intemperate: a teetotaler is not content not to drink – he must stop all the drinking in the world; a vegetarian among us would outlaw the eating of meat. We work too hard, and many die under the strain; and then to make up for that we play with a violence that is almost suicidal" (Steinbeck, 1966). Of course, there are other reason why anti-Americanism exists such as not righting our wrongs. Yes, Germany committed genocide, but so did America and did nothing to make it right. Sure, we offer money to Native Americans, but we also segregate them to portions of land that we have no use for and they can't even own it. Also, African-Americans are still oppressed and the country ignores it; even denies it.

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I think the reason why so many people may have a dislike for the United States is because of the way we assert a dominance towards the world. We have been involved with a lot of wars, and we are somewhat proud that we go to these countries to try and spread the "American Dream." I think we are very fortunate to live in a country like the United States, we have many luxuries here that many other countries don't, like being able to critique and criticize our own country. I think it's good to hold our country accountable, there have been a lot of wrongdoings that this country has done, but that doesn't mean we are the only place in the world that has done said things. Slavery wasn't just an American thing, it just lasted longer here than in other countries. We are a baby country compared to the rest of the world, so it's easy to place blame on every thing that the United States has done, because it feels more recent than any other terrible thing that countries like England have done.

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I think America is placed in this spotlight of hate due to the success that we as a Nation have achieved. America has evolved by trial and error, we learn from our mistakes to make the U.S better, other countries unfortunately do not have the opportunity to influence how it they grow whereas we do because of our freedoms and other nations envy us because of this. The United state is still a newer and developing nation but over time we have risen to the top and contributed out part in foreign conflicts, worldly affairs and strong personal growth. This inter growth allows individuals to pursue their American dreams and reap the rewards they can create through their own personal methods. A large reason I also believe we are disliked is because most people would not agree with mixing so many different cultures, religions, and lifestyles   into one place and making it work. America is also looked down on due to some of the pacts and agreements we make with certain countries and the wars we start with others. In the end we are not going to be able to please everyone but we are still going to be the best that we can moving forward and maintain our position at the top. 

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I think America is placed in this spotlight of hate due to the success that we as a Nation have achieved. America has evolved by trial and error, we learn from our mistakes to make the U.S better, other countries unfortunately do not have the opportunity to influence how it they grow whereas we do because of our freedoms and other nations envy us because of this. The United state is still a newer and developing nation but over time we have risen to the top and contributed out part in foreign conflicts, worldly affairs and strong personal growth. This inter growth allows individuals to pursue their American dreams and reap the rewards they can create through their own personal methods. A large reason I also believe we are disliked is because most people would not agree with mixing so many different cultures, religions, and lifestyles   into one place and making it work. America is also looked down on due to some of the pacts and agreements we make with certain countries and the wars we start with others. In the end we are not going to be able to please everyone but we are still going to be the best that we can moving forward and maintain our position at the top. 

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Personally I feel that we are a Country that is perceived as powerful, and people from all over the world want to come here, because of the freedoms we have leaders from other countries, and media spew hate. There is always going to be bad and good, and the difference between our country and others, is that we have learned from the bad things that have been written about in history books and changed, and some things took a lot longer than other things to change. We are always being watched and in the public eye, other countries that don't agree with our policies and ways of living are always going to cast stones and that is how it has always been. I agree with a lot of my classmates, that when it comes to the U.S. we are a great nation and that is going to come with great criticism, and people want what we have here. For the most part we are accepting of all.

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I think America gets so much hate is because of the influence we have over the world. America is known to be one of the greatest countries in the world for many reasons which is why people flood here. America is the land of the free and home of the brave--the land of opportunity. With that said about such a great nation there will be a lot of criticism, that is just what happens when put in the spotlight. America is in the spotlight of the world and we are held to higher standard, one that no one can live up to but that America is trying its hardest to. We have made mistakes in our history of being a nation and we will again, ones that the world will judge us by. At times it is infuriating but we must remember that our reputation of being a great nation is maybe what keeps us working to better ourselves. If no one has any expectations for us than there is nothing for us to reach for--nothing for us to strive to be. So it sucks, it really does suck to be in the worlds spotlight, but it also keeps us striving to be the best nation we can be.

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I think part of the reason we get this name from the people of other countries is because of want and desire of what we have here in America. Our nation has worked from the beginning to become a strong and dominant force in our world. Leaders, businesses, and common people have helped it become what we call America today. I think it is a common thing in the world to want to become the best in whatever you are doing. There always some tension and maybe hate for people that do better than you, but this never really goes away until you are the best and have defeated the best. The desire for countries to want to be better and a more dominant force than America do not like us. It also may be due to past actions we have taken in war and trade, which has caused a bad reputation. When you are in these elevated positions, everything little thing that goes wrong or maybe mistake country has made is held against us. Just like what happens in modern celebrity or athlete world. Anything they do wrong, you are going to hear about it, and some people will forever hold it against them. Since America is put on this elevated pedestal, they are going to take criticism because everyone wants to find some flaw or problem to take them down. I am not trying to brag that we are best, but because of the dominance and success of America, we have been put at this position, and so we are going to take the side effects of having this status.

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America has interfered with many wars that it didn't have anything to do with. We see it as our duty to protect the freedom of everyone in the world because we know how it feels to want freedom. This causes America to be right in the middle of the world's spotlight all of the time. This attention forces an opinion of America to be formed inside of other country's minds. In some countries our interference into other affairs is valued as courageous, while in others it inspires anti-Americanism.  This is also because of the large amount of military power that we have and use often. As long as America sways world conflicts it will have to deal with anti-Americanism, and we just have to find a way to deal with it.

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I think American has bullied other countries or gotten involved when they didn't need to. Also Americans come across as arrogant, selfish and money driven. When I traveled to Italy and Germany people saw Americans as loud, obnoxious, rude. I think it's just a difference in cultures, we are not rude or obnoxious but we are vocal and that maybe annoying to people in other countries. There are a lot of other countries that focus on internal rewards, not external rewards. In American we push for independence and the American Dream and a lot of people in other countries do not have that opportunity. Also our foreign policy is hurting us-we try to bring democracy to other nations but instead we bring military action, there has got to be a better way

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I have lived in the United States my whole life and I can see why others would want to live here. People want to live here because they see us living in the American dream. "The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone. The American Dream is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking, and hard work, rather than by chance."  I don't know if others realize that we went through a lot to get where we are today as a nation. We went through tragedies that brought us here. Therefore, yes we do seem perfect but were not. We all have our shortcomings some just adjust to them. Maybe one day the world will be rid of all negative propaganda, maybe everyone could be living their own American Dream. If that happened would the world just find something new to hate on?

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I think the reason why America is so chastised by past historic events is because those events tended to have prolonged unfair advantages towards the people it affected, whether Native Americans, Mexican, Irish, Black, Catholic, Women, Gay, etc. Another reason I think America gets chastised more is because of our refusal to be inherited by guilt. By this I mean we do not live with the guilt of what others did before our time or tragedies we had no responsibility in. Rather than constantly apologizing past tragedies, we moved forward to right those wrongs. There is where I think the distinction is drawn. The long mistreatment of ethnic and religious minorities is self-evident, however critiques almost always forgot how America has evolved since then, how we as Americans overcame those obstacle to get to where we are now. Very few people view themselves racially superior or have no prejudice what so ever towards other groups of people at all.

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This phenomenon could be simply categorized as the scapegoating, or even the youngest sibling phenomenon. I know that sounds silly but think about it, were the youngest and almost the brightest. We jump feet first into others problems to “save” others even when they don’t want our help. So were like the little sister nobody wanted who constantly is being rewarded for good behavior...even if sometimes were not the first to think of things we better the product. I’m not saying other countries cant be better. Maybe its that the harm our country has cause is much more recent then the others like Germany that have been forgiven for their injustices? Just a thought. Really though how much can we all know how other countries truly feel right now without asking someone from somewhere else?

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I honestly haven't heard a lot about this topic, maybe because I'm a little disconnected from the true history of the US but I do know from speaking with others of the hatred of the US. I think the reason why people are more inclined to be negative is the image that America "spits" at other countries. We offer the ideology of the American dream, where if you can work hard enough for long enough it will benefit you in becoming financially stable and achieving the American dream. We see in movies and some thoughts from immigrants in other countries that they see America as a source of freedom, a way to essentially make a name for yourself in another country. I think countries also highlight the negatives of America as well, so they spread negative propaganda about the US which is something that is causing the negative connotation between other countries and the US. The US doesn't always do the right thing and I know that war is the primary issue of foreign affairs, but I the US has always shown its loyalty when it comes to war time and I don't think we would waiver from that, in order to maintain the power house that is America.

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I think that it would be beneficial to get a better view of what the rest of the world really thinks of us by asking them. I have not been to many countries, but I did spend a significant amount of time in Central America during the Trump election. His name was the buzzword on the street and shortly after he was elected, I began to receive the occasional racist backlash for being an American. What surprised me the most was the fact that while the country where I resided was in political turmoil itself having just undergone a mass cleanse of its political system that was still teetering on the brink of collapse, the citizens were more caught up in the goings on of the US than in that of their own nation! The reason that this might be is that we as a country have decided to make ourselves big. We have relations with many important countries, we have bases in the Middle East, we push our media and arts into the rest of the world as well. This is the reason that I think we receive so much criticism from everyone else. When someone makes themselves present on the world stage, they tend to get criticized for every little thing they do. It's the same idea as what happens in the personal lives of celebrities. Once they become famous, people start talking about them for better and for worse.

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Seeing as the United States is a nation compiled of every type of person you can think of from every nation and every culture it is to be expected that paired with freedoms, such as freedom of speech, that each and every person would form personal opinions on the country. I think that having these freedoms allow each person to believe whatever they want and with the addition of social media spew hate for others to grasp onto and spread themselves. In addition I think that different groups cling onto certain issues because of the personal gain they get from bringing it up as well. Its essentially using others flaws or historical issues to propel their cause. Not saying that is wrong, but it is something that happens here because of our freedoms that other places do not have the "luxury" to experience.
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I think the early negativity towards the United States was brought on by the Revolutionary war. Britain had arguably the most impressive military at the time of and before the revolutionary war. To see the most powerful country at the time be defeated by one of their own colonies was a massive blow to their empire, and I can't really blame them for being salty. That would be like having a kid and then ten years down the line your own kid busts you for being the leader of an underground crime ring. I can't speak from personal experience but I would assume that would suck quite a bit. After the war Britain had some disdain for the US and even put sanctions on the country which was a large factor for the start of the War of 1812. I think a lot of resentment towards the US from other European countries also came from the separation from Britain as most other European nations stayed away from the US besides merchant ships and diplomats. A one way trip could take more than six weeks to reach the Americas so most people wouldn't make the journey let alone multiple trips to tell friends and family about their visit, so most people got their information from the British who weren't on good terms with the States. As the years went on the US found itself involved in other countries dealing with governments, some of which who didn't want help, which gave the US a reputation of being nosy and getting in everybody's business. What started as a way to help developing and in need countries turned into a story of America pushing its way into other countries for their own benefit, which we have done our fair share of.

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I was born and raised in the United States, but I did live I Germany for 2 years of my life. My brother was actually born in Germany and had dual citizenship. When he turned 18, he had to choose which he wanted to keep. In the event he chose to keep his German citizenship meant that he HAD to serve two years in their military. The day he turned 18 he made his choice, and he choose to keep his American citizenship. He said if he was going to serve then he wanted it to be because he wanted too and not because he had too. He ended up serving in our military and served two tours in Afghanistan. I think that the reason we keep this distinction is because others are jealous. Yes, we were a young country at one point, and we made may mistakes, but just like a child you learn from your mistakes and you grow from those. No nation is perfect, we all have seen failures, but those failures are how you know what needs to be fixed. On of my favorite quotes is from Will Smith, “fail early, fail often, fail forward” we had many failures as a new nation, but we used those to become the nation we are today, we learned through trial and error. Who we are today is why many wish to live here and live the “American Dream”. A place where they are free. Free to live how they want, worship who they want and raise a family. We are sought as an ally because we go to bat for our allies and we don’t take any bullying. We are always learning, and we are always evolving. Those who still distinguishing us are only seeing us from the outside, they can’t see what goes in inside our borders.

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I've thought about this phenomenon a lot through the years, but always had a hard time coming to a solid conclusion. I had once believed that is was as simple as America butting in where it didn't belong with regards to foreign affairs. I think this is just one of many reasons. America is a relatively new country, with a new form of government. With centuries of rising and falling of governments around the world, we could easily be looked at as inferior to long standing civilizations. Rising to power and spreading our influence in such a short amount of time. I think this is a slap in the face of the rest of the world, and quite possibly the main reason for deep seeded anti-Americanism. I also think chastising America for the seizing of land and use of slaves is hypocritical, given most countries have done the same thing at some point in their history. Not that I'm condoning those choices.

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Growing up in the United States my whole life I have seen the benefits of living here. People in countries all over the world want to move to America and live the American dream. But it is true that no nation is perfect. Even the U.S has been through a  lot trying to make peoples lives better and the country safer. Countries also have to make allies so they can help each other out in times like war. I think America holds the distinction of the American dream is because we have gone thorough major events like the great depression and slavery but we have overcome it. Getting though wars and hard times have made America what it is today. America will continue to grow and change as the years go on.

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Anti-Americanism is defined as being limited to having one or more of the following characteristics: 

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Anti-Americanism is defined as being limited to having one or more of the following characteristics: 

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[Guidelines]

*An antagonism to the United States that is systemic, seeing it as completely and inevitably evil
*A view that greatly exaggerates America's shortcomings
*The deliberate misrepresentation of the nature or policies of the United States for political purposes
*A misperception of American society, policies, or goals which falsely portrays them as ridiculous or malevolent

[Key Words]

Alexis de Toqueville
Frances Trollope
The elevation of the American child
Modernization
Theodore Roosevelt
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Karl Marx
Maxim Gorky & Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
demagoguery
Hatred of the Jew
Benito Mussolini
Yankee, Go Home!
Manuel Ugarte
Good Neighbor Policy
Latin American Dictatorships
Banana Republics
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Coca-Cola
Levi's Jeans
Rock n' Roll
The Great Satan
Sayyid Qutb
Ayatollah Khomeini
Osama Bin Laden
McDonald's
Imperialism
Colonization
The Christian God
Opium Wars

- Hating America, 2004 by Barry & Judith Rubin

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[Understanding Anti-Americanism - it's nothing new]

*In the eighteenth century, America was a little understood place whose society was still under construction. At this time, criticism (mostly from British and French intellectuals) focused on the idea that it would be difficult or impossible to create any civilization there due to environmental conditions
*From around 1800s to about 1880, the idea that the United States was already demonstrably a failed society, ruined by democracy, equality, and other dangerous experiments was rampant. It's system was said to be so unworkable that no one elsewhere should view this new society as a model
*From the 1880s to the 1930s, America's growing size, power, and economic might showed that it could no longer be described as a failure. However, there was a growing fear abroad that the bad American model - populist democracy, mass culture, industrialization, and so on - might in the future take over the world and change the way of life of others in a dangerous and negative manner
*From the 1930s to 1945, the twentieth century's two main counter-ideologies - communism and fascism - dealt with the American challenge.
*From the end of WWII in 1945 to the end of the cold war in 1990, the fear of American domination was moved from the future to the present. The U.S. was supposedly in the process of taking over the world
*Since the end of the cold war, those who hold anti-Americanism views see the U.S. domination, both as a great power and as a terrible model for civilization to be established fact. That is why it is the most angry and widespread exemplification of anti-Americanism ever seen. Moreover, hatred was intensified by a new doctrine that claimed that America's higher level of development was at everyone else's expense, and, by the same token, the relative failure of others to duplicate this success was due to America's sins

- Hating America, 2004 by Barry & Judith Rubin

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In the 1730's, a Frenchman named Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon - considered to be the greatest biologist and naturalist of his time - insisted that America's environment was so hostile that adaptation there was the opposite of growth: it was degeneration. America would remain backward because its environment was so hostile it made civilization there virtually impossible. Ignorant of such impressive American animals such as the buffalo and grizzly bear, Buffon claimed that the biggest American animals were "four, six, eight, and ten times" smaller than those of Europe or Africa. He described the people as "feeble and small in his organs of generation; he has neither body hair nor beard nor ardor for his female; although swifter than the European because he is better accustomed to running, he is, on the other hand, less strong in body; he is also less sensitive, and yet more timid and more cowardly; he has no vivacity, no activity of mind. Their heart is frozen, their society cold, their empire cruel."

This pessimistic belief was widely accepted throughout Europe. These prejudices drove Americans crazy - including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. At a banquet at his home in February 1778, Franklin asked all the guests to stand against a wall in order to see who had really "degenerated." All of the eighteen Americans were taller than the eighteen Europeans there.

After the Revolution, Jefferson took Franklin's old job as the American ambassador to France, where he took on the incredible effort of combating anti-American ideas. In 1787, he had the remains of a New Hampshire moose shipped to France and had it displayed in the lobby of the hotel where he lived to show that American animals were big.

In response to the claims that Americans were less in both body and mind, one only has to recognize the distinguished Americans living at the time. George Washington and his military achievements, Franklin was a genius in physics, and David Rittenhouse was an astronomer and an artist.

- Hating America, 2004 by Barry & Judith Rubin

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There has never been a world-wide phenomenon of anti-Britishism, anti-Frenchism, or anti-Russianism. A distinction has always been made between policy and state, state and society. Third World insurgents against British and French rule usually arose from among those who had most absorbed and accepted their ideas and cultures. The terrible French brutality in Indochina and Algeria is barely a memory in those countries, while Paris's continuing interventions in Africa to install new regimes and prop up dictators are not held to discredit it as a flawed state or society. Even Germany is forgiven for plunging the world into two wars and engaging in genocide. Meanwhile, though, the United States continues to be chastised for far more distant historic actions - its treatment of Native Americans, slavery, and ancient interventions in Latin America - which supposedly reveal its true imperialist and brutal essence. Why does America hold this distinction?

- Hating America, 2004 by Barry & Judith Rubin

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Being born and raised as a United States citizen I definitely understand as well as appreciate the benefits. Never having the luxury or opportunity to explore different countries it wouldn't be in my best interest to downgrade or speak negative about other nations. As we read about learning more about America's history and the evolution since from the beginning it helps to understand that this country was founded on Power, and evolution. Which helps me to understand why other countries are envious and jealous of The USA. Also respecting the power in which our nation holds from how we have won wars, accompanied allies during the time of need and even stepping in to mediate certain issues on numerous occasions that had nothing to do with us. Over time The US has become extremely dominate through Trial an error but like most countries you can't fault us for our short comings "No Nation is Perfect" But the Morals and Constitution this country was founded on have been a long standing foundation that birthed this great Nation. America is the only nation where every immigrant and minority make plans to visit in their lifetime in search of pursuing the "American Dream". The fact that America is one of the few countries if any that a person or immigrant from another country can actually become a citizen. The world definitely has a different view of the United States from the outside looking in, so of course they have every right speak negative about the US when in all actuality that really knew nothing about it. They have to see actually see it to believe it. Even though our country have been through some tough times those Eras where not everlasting. We have been through Slavery, The Great Depression, World Wars, and from my understanding situations such as those have made this country what it is today. So I definitely don't agree with tactics of other nations in regard to the negativity toward the US but if you where in their position what would you do?