Do you feel that America is starting to look like a school yard bully?
82467
Now, dont everybody jump on me at once, but i say yes.  I think we stick our noses where they dont belong, adn if their ways or customs dont agree with us, we find a way to make them look like a bad guy.  So basically, i think we should leave the other countries alone and concentrate more on domestic issues for awhile.\n\nAnd as far the answere below me goes....We have been bombed roughly 3 times in our entire existance by foreigners. So we are not being bombed all over the place.  What does Osama Bin Laden have to do Iraq and their freedom? If they want our help and they asked for it, then by all means i support it, but when theye didnt ask and we take it into our own hands, it means mind your business.  Maybe if your party wasnt so concerned trying to colonize the non western world, you would be able to see that.
1120338
Yes!!\nWe are like trained monkeys with the mass media holding the hoop. We care about Lindsay Lohan's big sunglasses, and Britney Spear's failing marriage. We are being distracted while our government slowly takes away all of our inalienable rights! We are turning out backs while our sons and daughters get killed in the name of power and money. Only the few who truly seek truth are aware of the incredible atrocities of this administration. It makes me want to scream "How can we let this go on" Then I look like the crazy person. So sad..................\n\nThen our teachers are so underpaid that we can;t keep up a quality education system which is the future of our country. As a worlds "super power" we are failing miserable at educating out children. Things are going to change dramatically when the youth of today take over. They are stubborn, spoiled, and lack discipline for the most part. What kind of leaders will they make. Scary prospect...........................
515314
This attitude comes from being a very large well develped country, which has progressively bred a disturbing level of arrogance.\n\nBasically, America is drunk on its own hype.
615774
YES very much so\n\nwe are like boyscouts over there..just kind of messing around camping out..except we have lost so many great people..because we are not aggressive enough...\n\nwe should make several NEW STATES ! ! !
1160297
I completely agree with you. There is entirely too much anti-Americanism. Being a Canuck myself, I have nothing but respect for the American people. Now, having said that, here comes the reason for the US bashing that is happening all around the world.\n1. America has become the police of the world, and many people would choose their own bad governments rather than a just and benevolent foreign government.\n2. That just and benevolent government mentioned above is strangely missing from your country. I always found the US Constitution to be a thing of genuine beauty. Does it not say that you are responsible to throw off such governments that detract from the rights of the people?\n3. American Foreign Policy, for the protection of American business interests, not the mutual betterment of all nations.\n4. The attitude that Americans have about their culture and country. The self proclaimed best country on earth, sounds arrogant, and nobody likes an arrogant person.\n5. The fear mongering being put forth by the American media machine. Hasn't anyone noticed that the hard won rights of the individual are disappearing in the name of security? I hope you enjoy living in your police states of the future.\nAs for a Third World War, where can we stand? In line with Bush's for or against policy? If that is my choice, then I must stand against. I now, always have and always will stand against tyranny and evil, even when that repression is claimed to be for my own safety. \nAs for wanting into the US, because you have greater freedoms than most, but not all.
654255
If you look at the posters, most of the America haters are Americans. I have seem nothing like this since the crybabies of the 60's.
838093
I sure hope not....but yeah, I think it has. I also think people are so de-sensitized by all this bullshit that our country is just a bunch of whiney, look away, greedy, muffin tops!
268794
As a country, the United States is in the autumn of its development.  The country reached its peak of power somewhere between the 1940's and 1960's.  Much harm was done in the process of growth.  Since the harm was not adequately addressed before, it is coming back to bite the country.  Even as the country searches for its soul, many leaders still hold to the belief that the U.S. can do no wrong.  This creates a drift between the leadership and the rest of our society.  In a way, this process of healing wounds has caused many people to reflexively see the U.S.'s actions as  terrible.  \n\nUnfortunately, this sense of self-deprication has begun to burn into the social consciousness of Americans.  This can be depressing and lead to feelings of apathy of futility.  As a citizen, it is important to be aware of the mistakes the U.S. have done, and it is important to try to resolve them, and reform our behavior for the better; however, it is also important to not focus exclusively on the negative and to not let the attitudes of those who choose to focus on the negative to override your own sense of joy and hope for a better future.
23944
Its been happening for ages, Gangus Con, Julius Cesar,Adolf Hittler, and now George Bush. Its the never ending struggle for Power. What seperates Bush from all the others is that they didnt try to mask there intensions. Just about every SuperPower in history lasted about 100 years before there fall. As I see it, the U.S. has been the "Big Boy on the block for at least that long give or take a decade. If history repeats itself as in the past, were due to take a fall. Sooner or later, all Bullys fall.
802280
we sure are....our country is divided as a whole....i wonder if this just a different type of civil war.....will we find common ground....i honestly dont know....reps and dems right now simply hate each other and it has unfortunately become a tit for tat struggle instead of focussing on what matters....our country...the American people are tired that is for sure and it is just a matter of time what unfolds
366173
No, its not just you though I can't blame them.  Our country, particularly our government, has an air of arrogance about it.  I suppose this stems from Americanizing other cultures and our self proclaimed "world police" status.  While these stereotypes do not apply to individuals, that perception of our nation as a whole bleeds into people's attitudes towards us on a personal level.
359536
America has a bad enough reputation, and if that Nazi takes over its going to get worse!!!\n\nit would just show how ridiculously stupid the American people are to vote a German steroid freek actor to be their president
642558
OK America Now are we going to Awake the sleeping Giant...Look I read about this in the People Magz. the problem is this is a different state that this is talking about..Its called Control..We are going to be the dumb ones if we don't start standing up...educating ourselfs and getting things stright...If we don't start to shape up this country..we are going to leave a big mess for our kids to have to clean up, provided they care at that point.. Vist my blog there are plenty of things going on....
466631
No, especially considering the fact that would make the average American a hypocrite.\n\nWhoops, already happened.
468802
I definitely agree that our society is going downhill.  Unfortunately, it agrees with history.\n\nIf you look back on all of the great societies of the past, Egyptian, Roman, Babylon, etc.  they have all crumbled for one reason or another.\n\nI hate to think that our society is on the same path but looking around it's hard not to think that way.  Our government is trying to conquer the world, politically.  The claim that other countries are wrong if they do not share our same views.\n\nThe U.S. is the lone Super Power in the world today, but China and India are making up ground at an unbelievable pace.\n\nI love America and I want nothing more than our society to flourish, not to be torn apart by our government's incompetence and inability.
1078429
i think it's a ways off, after we get to a point of superior technology among more countries and we first reach a point of peace, which then is breached will we be at a point of true chaos.  But here at home in the U.S due to our inbred prejudice and diverse background, we have already started our fight.
145191
Sounds like the US, doesn't it? \nIts accellerated since Bush stole the first election, but it got its start during the Reagan Administration, Illegal Iran Contra war, Moral Majority, and the assault on the nation's poor began under Ronnie.  I honestly believe it is going to have to get a whole lot worse before people are going wake up and respond.\n\nThe dumbing down of the population with mass media has only helped create more of an American Sheeple. \n\nWe are already there.