[Bobber58]

the US is hated because there has to be a balance of negative and positive in the world. Once the Soviet Union fell apart, a void was created that had to be filled by disparate groups and smaller entities. The Soviet Union hated us on grand ideological grounds...now we're hated for all kinds of reasons...every good thing in this world must be opposed by an evil. In some cases, as China, it is the government that opposes the good people...in others, like the Middle East, the contempt of the rulers for their people force them to deflect hatred from themselves to us and those like us...in any case, this world is built on a balance of good and bad...from the nucleus to the whole universe

[Turbodog]

"the US is hated because there has to be a balance of negative and positive in the world. Once the Soviet Union fell apart, a void was created that had to be filled by disparate groups and smaller entities. The Soviet Union hated us on grand ideological grounds...now we're hated for all kinds of reasons...every good thing in this world must be opposed by an evil."

That theory sure doesn't explain the rampant anti-Americanism I personally experienced in both Europe and Asia during the 70's and 80's.