Western Europe, why hate us so?

[Redwolf]

I'm really confused about this. Why do people in Europe hate us so much? I know not everyone in Europe does does, but still...it's a sizable number of people. What did we ever do to you? No, I want to know, what?

I'm just confused. In America, it seems like we do so much to help out the world, only to be stabbed in the back later. There has to be more to the story than that. I want to know why...please tell an American?

[Theophylact]

Oh, boo hoo. Nobody loves the top dog. Admire, yes; perhaps envy, fear too. But love? Forget it. That's the price of empire. Nobody loved the Romans, either; when they sank back into being Italians, they could become lovable. The Brits are cute and lovable these days (except to the Irish, who still consider them an occupying power), but they sure weren't in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

[Creatures]

you think you have to change the world!
you think you have to stick your nose in everything!
you think you can fix it!
you think you are the perfect country!
you think you are right!
you think you are the good guys!

these are a lot of thoughts here! we have every day a discussion in school about Bush; America and the War!
that's why a lot of people hate you America and War in one sentence! and they hate you because of killing murderers (they are also humans!!);
you dont care about air polusion! we see pictures how the Talibans are arrested! That's unfair! they are human beings too! would you like it to sit in the hot sun, to see nothing, to be hit by some @$$holes called soldiers, get nothing to eat or drink!!

that's why a lot of people hate you because you support that!

ok talibans are bad guys too but is it fair to kill a man because he killed someone else? who kills this guy?? god?
and oh yes god is our leader we are the right ones!

you remember inquisition?? that was god! remember mayas that was god too! (ok different topic!)

sorry a bit angry had a bad day!

Creatures

[no1_vern]

I think Cohen almost got it right when he said

""Those evildoers," President Bush continues to tell Americans, "hate us because of our freedom." They attacked America because of our freedom to worship, our freedom to vote..."

From: http://911digitalarchive.org/objects/27.html

I think its because we need to speak only one language : AMERICAN.

It could be WE REFUSE to follow the Kyoto treaty, It could be WE REFUSE to clean up after ourselves(environmentally),

It COULDNT be our own ARAOGANCE towards everyone else(ask any Canadian, is what Ive been told)
Quote "America has a really bad habit of looking holier than thou to most of the people living outside the United States. Even when we are clearly in the right, we tend to flaunt our nationalism like a banner and it alienates those who otherwise would agree with us. " From: http://www.e-thepeople.org/a-nationa...t/35223/1/view

It couldnt be because we support Israel, angering all the muslim countries in the area.

AND as Theo said no one likes the top dog its an interesting point and it makes sense. If you are on the top of your own society you probably would like to believe you're near the worls's elite. But there's a huge gap between the foreign elite and the top of US society.

They just feel irrelevant!

[no1_vern]

Hi Creatures,

Um er, What are YOUR SOLUTIONS to the problems??

[Skywalker[TSG]]

Well I sure dont hate the US , I'm of US origin and I consider myself just as much american as the rest of you guys , i'm sick of sweden and i'm going to move out of this socialist ******** and i'm sick and tired of these communist ****** because thats what they are!

communist wankers with nothing better to do then complain about us all the time.

I hope that much of this can be explained by one word
and thats ENVY. if not i'm sad to be surrounded by these people.

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[Creatures]

I think Cohen almost got it right when he said
""Those evildoers," President Bush continues to tell Americans, "hate us because of our freedom." They attacked America because of our freedom to worship, our freedom to vote..."

free country?? do the state forces you to a life assurance?? we have to! it's not so free like america but i wont wait more than a half year to get an operation!! ok if you got money you can pay that with no problem but america has got poor guys too! so what will they do? they will die! so free is that country that you have to die for it! oh and freedom to vote! can you vote about things like WAR or NO WAR??

BTW did you know that if i want to travel to the USA i have to fill out a formular and some of the questions are about the president and if you want to kill him or something!! so we are not free?? good to know!

Creatures

[Creatures]

Originally posted by no1_vern
Hi Creatures,

Um er, What are YOUR SOLUTIONS to the problems??

there is no solutions! that's the problem, you want to eliminate the problem! also good! but then you've got other problems!

Creatures

[Creatures]

Originally posted by Skywalker[TSG]
[B]communist wankers with nothing better to do then complain about us all the time.

what are you doing now?

Creatures

[Skywalker[TSG]]

Originally posted by Creatures


free country?? do the state forces you to a life assurance?? we have to! it's not so free like america but i wont wait more than a half year to get an operation!! ok if you got money you can pay that with no problem but america has got poor guys too! so what will they do? they will die! so free is that country that you have to die for it! oh and freedom to vote! can you vote about things like WAR or NO WAR??

BTW did you know that if i want to travel to the USA i have to fill out a formular and some of the questions are about the president and if you want to kill him or something!! so we are not free?? good to know!

Creatures

What are you talking about ?
their insurrance costs less then we pay for the same thing
only dif is that we pay it trough taxes.