Why Do We Hate the US?

arabview.com ^ | 2003 | Khaled Batarfi

[pitinkie]

Why Do We Hate the US? Khaled Batarfi

I asked and answered in this space last week the question why the Americans hate us, but not why we hate them.

I admit that too many Arabs and Muslims do hate America. It is not about the American way of life, not about infidels and crusaders, as much as about the foreign policies of the US government, corporate greed, Christian evangelicalism and the aggressive push for globalization to remake the world in the US’ image. Most of us have no issue with individuals, or with most Western countries. These countries are all rich and sophisticated, and enjoy democracy, freedom and human rights. Why, then, is only America regarded as “the enemy”? If it was about envy, the Swiss and Scandinavians would be the most hated.

America has never been so hated before. I remember, as recently as the Clinton era, when the US was seen as an idealistic country saving Bosnians and Kosovans, defending Chechens, democratizing Haiti, reaching out to Africa and Latin America, establishing and supporting international organizations and treaties, and pushing for peace in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula.

What happened to all this goodwill and good intentions? Why would America sacrifice all this capital to implement the impractical neoconservative agenda and serve Israel’s interests? Whatever the realpolitik interests this hawkish administration has achieved, or meant to, have to be balanced against the US image in world opinion. No country can be an island, even one as big as America. Americans would love to travel freely and safely around the globe, like they used to do in the old-good days when they were hailed as liberators and educators, makers and builders, helpers and partners, traders and investors, messengers of freedom, and ambassadors of peace.

Unfortunately, it is human nature to stereotype. I never accepted the notion that in a democracy, people are wholly responsible for their governments’ blunders. Religious, political and opinion leaders have always manipulated our perception of the world. Some were more successful than others. Misunderstanding, misdirected resentment, misplaced blame and unjustified wholesale charges led too many to hate and hurt. Hate manufacturers are making our world too small to hold us all, too dangerous to keep us safe, and too dumb to let us even talk to each other.

What can we do to overcome all these gaps and walls between us? I say communicate. Only by talking to each other can we cross these distances, build much-needed bridges, and learn how similar we are, how good the others can be, and what the global village is really about.

[SouthernFreebird]

What a retard...

[pitinkie]

That site has a whole bunch of crap like this!

[I_Love_My_Husband]

I was going to say, I'm not interested in talking to this turkey!

"the good old days of Bill Clinton"!

BARF

[KC_for_Freedom]

What can we do to overcome all these gaps and walls between us? I say communicate. Only by talking to each other can we cross these distances, build much-needed bridges, and learn how similar we are, how good the others can be, and what the global village is really about.

Nice to see libs don't change, it was during the Clinton nice nice era that numerous acts of terrorism were committed. And the planing for 9-11 was undertaken.

This article is about putting our heads back in the sand, and liberals will like that, cause they need to forget about 9-11 in order to get back to the Clinton effort to weaken the military and open our borders. And to forget about 9-11 they need to get back to the idea that we have no enemies, only people who misunderstand us. We should forget that they would drive Israel to the sea then come over her and do the same.

[Tax Government]

At first glance it looks like a place where interesting things are said, and the objective is thoughtful exposition of a point of view.

[Mr. Jeeves]

America has never been so hated before. I remember, as recently as the Clinton era, when the US was seen as an idealistic country saving Bosnians and Kosovans, defending Chechens, democratizing Haiti, reaching out to Africa and Latin America, establishing and supporting international organizations and treaties, and pushing for peace in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula.

Yeah, the Arabs loved us back then. They only blew up part of the World Trade Center in those days.

[dighton]

Surprise, surprise, surprise!

Why would America sacrifice all this capital to implement the impractical neoconservative agenda and serve Israel’s interests?

[Nachum]

Translation:

When you are for the Muslims we like you, when you help anyone else (aspecially those %$#**! Jooos) we hate you.

[11B3]

Even the camelhumpers have gotten the DNC talking points.

[Quix]

4 ref

[ImProudToBeAnAmerican]

Hmmm...why does America support Israel? Maybe because Americans support the underdogs (Israel) and won't stand by while bullies and 'evil-doers' pick on the underdog.

[Interious]

"Why would America sacrifice all this capital to implement the impractical neoconservative agenda and serve Israel’s interests?"

Propoganda heard a trillion times regurgitated from the leftist centers of his brain. Usage of the term "neoconservative" is the red flag.

[freeangel]

This guy is your typical revisionist Islamic nut job. Why doesn't he just come out and say death to the infidels, because that is exactly what he is communicating. Sympathy is hard to come by for people who blow up women and children simply because they exist. Lucky for them such a lage population thinks that they understand logic and reasoning.

[longtermmemmory]

Why would America sacrifice all this capital to implement the impractical neoconservative agenda and serve Israel’s interests?
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This man must not get out much. If he is refereing to political capital, there was none to sacrifice. In fact I would venture that the United States has GAINED political capital by exposing the UN as the unclothed entity that it is. As for the arab world. The only people in fear are the near universal theocratic entities.

[Tacis]

The other mullahs and I have decided to do something we've nver had to do befire. WE DECLARE A DOUBLE PORK FATWA ON KHALED!

[MissAmericanPie]

Even a blind hog can find an acorn now and then. We are hated because we are Israel's friend and because we are pushing democracy and human rights on nations that don't want it?

Christians know this is the divying up of nations as to which side they are going to end up on in that final battle. The worlds spotlight is on Israel, eventually that spotlight will be on Jerusalem, and we are told that signals the end of the end times.

The left's only reason for hating Israel, is the same reason that they hate us, success, in spite of, rather than because of their meddling control. "Nothing is hated as much as success", has certianly found a home, not only in the hearts of our enemies, but our so called allies as well.

Can we "go it alone"? We can, and we better.

[I_Love_My_Husband]

They hate us because of this:

[ChadGore]

I love your nick name!

[TexasCajun]

What's the word I'm looking for?

Oh yeah: Wahhabism