People hate a,ericans because we rock so hard!

World doesn't give a damn 'bout americans. They're just like naive sheep, listening to everything that they hear on tv.  Everyone who knows what i'm talking about... well knows. I wonder what kind of flame it'll be coz u americans are so creative when flaming some1 xD

i'm american. taking over middleastern lands just to get oil!! What bull! Terrorists attacked us, so we need to get to them before another 9/11 happens.

I really think that people hate the United States of America out of pure ingnorance. I bet dollars to donuts that there would be a nuke going off all the time in different countries if the government didn't snoop peoples e-mail, phone, etc. Without them following leaders and potencially "breaking the right to free speech", they would most likely be dead and not be able to say that at all. I think the government and it's agencies have a not only a right but a responibility to do take these measures. And really, anyone mad about them snooping their e-mail are probably the people they are snooping their e-mail in the first place! I think it is okay, I mean you either get your skinned boiled off by a nuke or blown up by a concussion bonmb, or people snoop your e-mail. And they don't look at people's e-mails for gossip, they are looking through people's e-mail who could be a possible threat to their country and others.

I came into this forum on a search but I have heard people from the US say “why do people hate us” before and it always gives me a sad feeling.

Start off with the reality– the world does not hate the US, people hate strangers having control over them and dictating any facet of their daily lives. The US is the premium power in the world at this point in time so people will always fight against it, bring it down and advance their own freedom. Check out history – it is always the same.

In my country (Australia) there is a seriously deep affection for Americans, the US immigrants have fitted in well and often become prominent and contributed a huge amount to the country. However if I look at the wasteland of our rural areas with deserted towns servicing huge farms and populated mainly by old people who do I blame. YOU. You and your farm subsidies. When I look at a Free Trade Agreement that virtually bans Australian television (and thus local culture) in a few years time who do I blame. YOU.

I can't discern between the different political themes in the US, I know hardly anything about the culture. I don't know what is going on or how people think. I am only looking at it from my perspective and seeing a threat that I label “America”. 49% of people in your country probably fear the same thing I do except I say America instead of Democrats or Republicans (whichever one current government is - Bush and the neocons – see I don't even understand your basics).

Yep – so my job as a father and an Australian is to protect my kids and their kids and their kids from you. I bet the person who proposed this question never bothered to sit down and think about it like it is.

This is all a bit simplistic but I am trying to make a point.

So that sounds like a criticism. Not at all, just reality. It is a massive concentration of power that needs to be reduced (some people reading this might beg to differ) but saying that I would ask what nation has ever achieved such a concentration of power and behaved with such dignity and grace as the US has. Instead of beating yourself up compare yourselves to what went on in the European expansion, how the Ming and Roman empires behaved or how China will behave in the future.

Your nation has put in place democracy, it has helped create a mercantile system in the world that is mind boggling compared to even a few hundred years ago and it has put together some amazing technology. In 1000 years time when they look at this time period in history they will probably label it “American Civilisation”.And when it all comes down to it your greatest asset is that people trust the US, we know you are snakes but you are less snakelike then virtually any other country.

I have a question of my own – you lot and your banks rebuilt Europe after the WW2. Their guaranteed destiny was 3rd world status. How come they never say thank you. If Argentina had done that for them would they have been grateful? Why?

I believe the reason why the world hates American is because, at the moment American fells the need to always be right, and on top. President Bush has more enmies then friends, also he's getting into war with other countries for his poor decision making. American boost about all the opportunity it gives, but still there's multiple of people with no homes, jobs, funding, and all the essentialy needs they have.