Why is america so hypocritical?
550186
America is not so hypocritical.  Humans in general are a pretty bad bunch.  Christianity tries to explain this with the idea that everyone is born with the sin of Adam and Eve already in them, and they can only stop being inherently bad by turning to God.  I am not sure that I believe that, but I do believe (mostly through experience, travel in 32 countries and living in four continents) that most people are bad if pushed.  America does bad things because they are human.  but I still prefer America to any other country because I believe that it is a system that encourages less bad deeds than many others.  Invading Iraq was a terrible mistake (Afghanistan less so, although we should be handling it better now that we are there).  \n\nIn terms of George Bush, he is breaking so many Christian rules and trampling on so many Christian values that anyone who believes that he is a true Christian is an idiot or very, very, very naive.
531952
americans are still hard working. they work 2 jobs. unfortunately, they have bad values. death penalty, healthcare, imperialism, overly religious, homophobic, racist.
1169287
You are talking about the America before George Bush. Don't be so quick to jump on the "I hate America" bandwagon. Most people hate us simply because they do not enjoy the freedoms we have here and they are envious of that. Move here and change your attitude.
990250
Well I don't exactly know what you mean because you couldn't get too specific, but I'll give a general answer of my opinion.\n\nI think the obsession with America is due to the fact that we are a young country. Not just young, but like a baby country compared to everyone else. Sure we have history (I hate to have anyone say that any country has NO history . . if it's there it has history) but we don't have the "legend" aspect to us. We're supposed to be such a great country but yet I think we are pushed to prove that because of how young we are. Therefore, everything about America is watched so closely. Others want to know what's next for America and just what America is all about. This country is kind of all over the place, always trying to kind of judge what's right or wrong, so it's not like when you go to another country and things are a little more routine. I guess America is so free that it can be too free a times and we tend to be watched.\n\nHey, I think America needs to be watched sometime too. But mainly, I think we just need to grow into the world a little more.
344535
coz america is a stupid country.
13591
Most Americans have great respect for everyone who is rational, productive, and self-sufficient. This also means anyone who does you harm should be served justice in the interest of protecting free principles.\n\nThe problem is that everyone BUT Americans seem to eat up whatever the media says, or they lack the education to realize that Americans are like any other human being. We live for our happiness and productive achievement, and we highly value our liberty and security.\n\nAny actions we take are a result of that love for freedom and that moral pursuit. We do not tolerate socialism, facism, or totalitarianism, but rather open and mutually beneficial relationships and trade.
393140
nothing is wrong with Americans....there is something wrong with individuals...no mater what their nationality is.  I am sure where ever you live there are crazy people.  It is just the way the world works.
543267
Its the American way. We need someone to blame for everything. Its easier to point the blame at one person rather than find fault with the structure of society or anything that can't exactly be punished. Is this fair or right? No. Will it continue? I'm afraid so...
855270
I like Americans, I live in Australia and Americans are portrayed as being quite well mannered with respect for the bible and patriotic, however they do have a reputation around here of being the worlds "bully", trying to control every other country, but maybe that's the fault of the Bush government????
398398
This country like any other has it's problems.  But America is like no other place in the world.  We have freedoms here that others can only dream about.  We have the will and strength to over come anything.  This country needs a strong moral center which it seems to be lacking on the west and east coasts.  There are the exceptions to that comment but most of the really liberal,(freedom w/o restrictions or consequences) crowd seem to live there.  I think we need to overhaul our social security system, our tax system and our education system.  If we take care of these basics then i believe we will be back at the top of the world in no time @ all.
887870
Sadly, many of the ignorant people of this world have this view. Not based on anything they actually know about America the country and the people in general of America. Their hatred comes from their hatred of our current leader. They are misguided in their reasoning and shallow people to think this way. Unfortunately there is little chance it will change as there will always be these type of people that cannot see beyond the tip of their nose. American people are not unlike people the world over, there are rich, poor, in between and good and bad people. People from other countries that bad mouth America really don't have a clue, what regular every day life is like here. Such is life! There will always be bigots no matter where one is from.
1012469
Each country (mostly the democracies) offers something that is better than what America does such as the Netherlands have more free speech, German deals with the health care the best, Switzerland deals with unemployment the best and on it goes but I do think the innocent til proved guilty idea of America is best. Most Americans just love their country especially when talking from someone from another country but most people love the country they love as long as they have rights and opportunities. That said you will rarely find an American that doesn't have something about their country they hate and I think its true for most people in other countries just don't expect them to admit it to a foreigner hehe! Also, not many Americans are interested in other countries because until recently we were not impacted by them as much as other countries seem to be impacted or knowledgeable of us.
1095460
We do not all think we are the best.  I am no better than any other man or woman.  We all bleed the same.  And lets face it, Italy is going to kick the $hit out of the US soccer team. But there are vastly huge differences in the freedoms of the USA and other countries.  The USA has many different climates.  If you don't like a certain area, you just pack up and move. That's freedom.  This country was founded by protestants, but even if you are a Satan worshiper, your rights are protected under the US Constitution.  The reason 71% of Europe hates the US is because of one A$$ Clown! Our president.  He has made terrible decisions that have made the rest of the world hate us.  As Americans we have the right to make a change by voting, and believe me, the American people will make serious changes in our government in 2008.  Just give us some time.  The American people are not out to make enemies even though our government is.  Believe me the American people are just as pissed off at Bush as the rest of the world, but one of the things that makes this country so great is the ability of the people to change our government.  By no means does this make us better than anyone else in the world. It simply means that those who have the ability to change things have a responsibility to change things.
89985
HATE is a very strong word, but along such negative sentiments, perhaps it's because the U.S. has a very aggressive foreign policy that involves itself in the affairs of other nations, often times for its own interests above those of those countries. According to the President's last State of the Union address, this progressive and competitive edge is what affords Americans a certain lifestyle which, often times, is unavailable in those "hateful" countries. The U.S. comes across as "arrogance" at times and in many cases, just "ignorant' of other countries.\n\nOf course, there are religious assumptions as well. And what exactly you mean by "Americans"... in general?
311922
Because most of us Americans live under the belief that because our nation is so great and whatever, then so are we, and the rest of humanity just doesn't compare. Which is fine, I could careless, I live in England anyhow.
1074465
the total sum of U.S politics is indefinable with a single word, the U.S contains a diversity of opinion from communist parties to fascist parties. However if you want to generalize; well just look at the government they elected, neo-realist / neo-conservative politicians, the same creed that have always maintained a vice like grip on the central executive. You also have to look at the party system, there is only one party in America, the corporate nexus party, the republicans and democrats just have different business interests. There is also the factor of religion, we are talking about a nation of self hating puritans - extremely conservative, racist, armed to the teeth and afraid of anything new or different. I suppose if you were to compare America with other liberal democracies in Europe, it;s clearly the most conservative. I am personally disgusted by the patriotic sensationalism bound to American culture, it's not their fault but it's still pretty repugnant, Americans are generally raised as flag waving, god fearing, isolated, and extremely ignorant young people, and this simply has to change if the world is to stand a chance, it's the most important country in world politics - they need to start getting things right.
892922
I think America has a bad reputation for doing that lately. On behalf of all Americans who understand what you're talking about and realize that it's wrong, I apologize.