Jerrek,
Whilst I do not wish to offend you, or cause you any grief......
.....Instead of posting the pro imperialistic American propoganda
that you choose to do, you know the posts repeating the whinging of why America is the most hated country in the world. Why dont you stop, read some of the replies here properly and think about what is being said. The thing that is most hated about America is exactly the kind of thing you are posting in its defence.
On another note heres a little story about when I was in the states:-
When I visited the states for the millenium, I found it to be a nice place, I cant say i would want to live there but it was nice for a visit. I found 90% of the people to be great, they really took an interest in me because I was English.
However whilst sat in an English theme bar (yeah I thought it was funny too)I met, or rather I had the misfortune to meet two Irish American "Gentlemen" who upon hearing my accent decided to launch into their Pro IRA speeches and sing songs of blowing up british soldiers.
I had a few choice words, I had to defend what I considered wrong, I had to point out that NI could go back to Ireland at anytime it pleases as far as I am concerned but the catholics and the proddies will slaughter each other and that was the reason the british army is there in the first place.
The world was put right!!!! lol
Anyway we went to a club, were refused entry because our English driving license didnt have a picture on it. And for obvious reasons you dont carry your passport around with you whilst in a foreign country. The bouncer was quite arrogant (see just the same as the UK). Told us that we needed to americanise ourselves whilst in his country. Now that statement to me sums up certain attitudes, we were visiting his country, we had made a journey of thoudsands of miles to be made unwelcome by some brain dead neanderthal whos whole ambition in life was to beat the living crap out of people that he didnt like.
The staff in the british bar we went too still have contact with us through a friend that now lives in the states. They collect metal pin badges and we often send over badegs of English football teams etc. These people are the nicest bunch of people I have ever met, however there are an element who, for reasons only known to themselves, think that America is THE place to live in the world, who consider anyone to be outsiders, who fear outsiders. I couldnt help but laugh at the bouncer that thought we were a challenge to his American way of life, 5 british guys who only wanted a drink.
I have come across Americans in the North East of England who are extremely arrogant, that try and use their American nationality to get them to the front of queues, get them entrance to places for free etc etc. I also have a great friendship with an American girl who married a friend of mine, she left sunny Florida to live in the north east of England, she had no trouble adjusting once she got used to the cold (lol). I often talk to her about the states, she see's things differently watching the UK news, she can see how the US is trying to dictate to the world. It makes her unhappy, she isnt a follower of the bush administration, she thinks he is bad for the country.
Perhaps this is because she gets to see the outside world, perhaps its because she is no longer fed the brainwashing "this is the American way" propagander, perhaps she just realised that the US is becoming its own worst enemy.