This really pissed me off...

[The Brain]

Originally posted by JimmyBlueEyes
I thought about this and wondered to myself, \"What makes these people hate us so??\" Do they look upon us as arrogant Americans?? If they hate us so much, why are so many of their countrymen flocking to emigrate here?? Do you ever hear of natural born Americans leaving by the hundreds, or thousands to live in other countries?? I figured they just lacked class by chanting the name of Bin Laden. Do these people know that if OBL had his way, they'd all be forcefully converted or murdered?? IMHO I don't find Soccer that exciting, nor do I find it being a game that needs much more talent than strong legs and speed. (Flame Away Soccer Fans) Why do all these countries hate us?? Is it because our President has said, in not so many words, you're either on my train or under it?? Or is it simply because of one thing. Jealousy.

A little bit of all that you listed.

I think we were far more oblivious to it during the Cold War (or perhaps not as many countries hated us back then), because there was a polar opposite to us in the form of the USSR. Countries took our side becuase we had a mutual enemy... but once that enemy crumbled, it left us the only one around to dislike.

As far as or arrogance... shit, we are that, and we are often proud to admit it. But it's also ignorance on our part, where we continuously toss our money at these other nations and try to pooh-pooh their troubles away, when that simply will not work.