Do White people in America think they are better than other people in other countries?
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No. the 'white' people in America think that their 'democratic' system is better than the systems found in certain other countries.
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im from australia and some people here think that most americans (not all) have very bad manners and are very disrespectful. we think that some americans are selfish and think their 'all that'. but i'm not saying all americans. australia is just the same, our society is going downhill.
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Of course. People seem to think that americans somehow have more rights than people from other countries. Why? Because we were lucky enough to be born in the richest country in the world? Our instrinsic value is the same no matter what country we're from or race we are. "American" rights are rights that our founding fathers believed that ALL humans deserved.
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Compared to whom, Nathan?  Add a comparative statement in your question, because compared to most of the world, we're geniuses.  However, if you are referring to our educational test scores, I would agree that there are other nations that do better. That is the price we pay for freedom.  Some of our citizens have the choice not to have the same work-ethic/education-ethic as others in our country, and our scores go down.  Add that more immigrants come to our country from more nations than any other country, many of them not speaking a word of American or English and our scores go even further down.  In addition, our insistence on freedom of speech means that we are used to people speaking even before they think, because they aren't scared of people censoring them or acting like they are stupid due to a single statement.  We know we can ask a question and they'll make themselves clearer.  In some advanced countries if you say the wrong thing, you are labeled a fool and anything intelligent or valuable you might say is ignored from then on.  Americans are used to sifting through piles of garbage to get at the truth, and everyone gets multiple tries, so we just keep getting better.  Oh, one more thing:\n\nYou just insulted two continents: South America and North America, which includes the larger countries of U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, etc.  Do you want to rephrase your question?
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Groups don't hate. \n\nIndividual people hate.\n\nSome people of every group hate; but groups don't hate.\n\n\nAlso: In many parts of the world, the idea of "whites" is a meaningless one.  The hating that is done, is not based on "race" as Americans understand it, but on other topics such as tribe or religious sect or caste or party.
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I see very little outside of the United States, so I will limit my remarks to my country.  Our culture has become very diverse.  As a consequence, there seems to be a wider span of beliefs and thoughts about the proper and socially acceptable behavior.\nOn one hand are those who are steeped in traditional moral value, but have been lead to believe that military action in the middle east is acceptable behavior.  On the other hand are the rising minorities who are coming to the realization that the “American Dream” may remain just a dream for them.\nToo far?  We, as a society, are too divided to solve our own problems.  We are rapidly building walls between ourselves and each other as well as the rest of the world.  We seem to have forgotten tolerance in favor of getting “in each other’s face.”  The seeds that we sow now shall be reaped at some future time, perhaps when our national debt is owed to the rest of the world.
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If you are referring to racist whites, they believe they are more "pure" than black people. Thier definition of purity is neither uniform nor relevant.\n\nHowever, white people have much to be proud of. Virtually all of modern science and all of western philosophy and western culture comes from white people. This doesn't mean white people are superior, it just means certain people are better organized and educated, and certain people work harder. It's not always white people. However, if other so-called races would quit attacking white people all the time and blaming whitey for thier problems, they might get further in life.\n\nCase in point, your question denotes a belief that all white people are racist, which is a racist belief.\n\nMartin Luther King would tell you to judge people based upon the content of their character, not the color of thier skin, and that people besides whites believe they are superior. Especially Mister Black Power up there. And all the latinos who are a part of la Rassa ("the race"). And every person who refers to whites as honky, cracker, etc.\n\nRacism is more prevalent in non-whites these days, because of all the anti-anglo propaganda. If it were any other race being attacked, it would be considered racist. But since it is whites that are being attacked, that's ok.\n\nRacism is something all races share. But you knew that already by posing such a racist question.
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I am American myself and I asked a similar question on this site, yet i may have phrased it offensively since many took offense. I asked who thought Americans were arrogant and dumb. Many foreigners thought that Americans are. What I think is: America is a very powerful country and with this comes big weights, people tend to be more arrogant and closed-minded since they think America is so great and other countries do tend to be jealous. I have experienced it being born and living here, some are that way, yet there are many who are not arrogant or dumb but open-minded, and they have to take the stereotypics.
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p-cat-doll, you can't really say that "white people in general" have opporessed so many nationalities, and believe that, can you?  Give me a break!  The problem with many cultures, blacks included, is that they don't want to strive to live up to the American dream, or to conform to white american culture (no more slang? no way!) and so they continue to oppress THEMSELVES by using their culture as a fall back for the things they have done, do, and will do in the future.  It is only the non-white individuals that conform, get a great education, speak properly, act properly, and take responsibility for themselves that do well and are successful in America.  I know alot of non-whites who are well educated, well spoken, successful, middle class Americans, and you know why? Because they don't use their "culture" as an excuse (or blame whites) when they don't succeed.\n\nI totally disagree with you, and you are wrong.  Your kind of thinking is what keeps "other" nationalities behind in the United States.  It's not our fault, take responsibility!\n\n\nIn response to: p_cat_doll\n\n Hell No. White People in general have oppressed so many nationalities they should be banned from even having a calendar.
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I don't think the majority of this country has a superiority complex. Government might... ha ha. Americans are self-involved and don't seem to care what goes on in other parts of the world. That might fuel the superior stereotype.
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yeah...i wish the country was like that.... its a shame that their is so many ppl thinking they're better than everybody else b/c of skin color..
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You will find racism in every country by every race.  Why is it assumed that whites or Americans are the only ones.  Racism is world wide.
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i think most people are not aware when they say things like this, and maybe some stuff is partly true, like "blacks are better dancers / singers". i believe that those who really mean ALL blacks / whites usually say so: "all whites are ..."
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Americans are kind of shallow.
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SOME American people act very stupid - also on Yahoo Questions. Their world is so small that they think America is the world. \n\nBut I think America as a country is playing a positive role in the world most of the time and I think American people are just like the people of any other country - some of them are intelligent and kind, and others not. There is nothing diabolical about America or Americans.
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While it is true that white people are pretty much everywhere, there are many places where you can live where at least the white people are a minority. There are many counties in most states in the U.S. South, for example, where white people make up less than 20% of the population...for example, Hampton Co. in SC has very few white people. \n\nBetter though, would be examining your fear of white people, what it is about them that troubles you, and learning methods to cope with your fear. \n\nGenerally speaking, white people behave no worse than any other ethnic group that has the majority population of a region. Whoever the big group is tends to bully the others in the smaller groups. While I do oftentimes think that white people may be somewhat crazier than most other peoples, the real problem is not the skin colour, the real problem is human nature. Even the best people you know will do the most horrible things if put in a situation that stresses them beyond their limits.  That's why nations are easily manipulated by their leaders through use of propaganda to stimulate anger and/or fear.\n\nOn the other hand, if your fear is generated by actual experience, then it all boils down to this: no one in the United States should have to put up with abuse, discrimination, or hate. If you are afraid because someone is actively bothering you, then you should report it to the authorities.
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Amerians I take it is the operative word.  If so we are not mighty or great.  The USA is, in that even the poor enjoy a higher standard of living than the poor any where in the world.  Who was it that said "You can judge a country on how it treats its poor" [not exact words]