People act as if anti-Americanism began because of George W. Bush and it should go away because Obama is the anti-Bush. In fact it’s been around for ages. I ran across a passing reference to anti-Americanism by a British scholar in something published in 1963 (so maybe written a year or two earlier), as if it was a well-known phenomenon in Europe at that time.
The members of the UN assembly who are the enemies of this nation will always be the enemies of this nation regardless of who occupies the WH. The only difference now is they have a comrade who is an occupier of the WH.
Ain't that the truth! I was stationed in Germany during the late 70's. Never had a problem in the area that I lived in (small town).
Wellllllll...I now remember one instance. I was dining at one of my favorite places (wonderful cheeseburgers), and two teenagers were ranting about Americans. The owner was nervous, because he knew that I understood everything they were saying. I smiled at him and said, alles klar.
As I was leaving, I went over to the table and said in my best German, "you know, some Americans I know think some Germans are a$$holes, too!", with a smile, of course.
With a wink, I said tschuss to the owner, who was laughing his a$$ off.