Leftists have spent the better part of a year in agony because, in their opinion, the world hates the United States. These handwringers can offer you reason after reason as to why, citing everything from colonialist and unilateral foreign policy, to corporate greed that intentionally keeps the rest of the world oppressed. As with most things, leftists have this issue all wrong.
First, if we were horrible, then we would not have millions trying to get in the country. At last count, there were over eight million illegal aliens in the United States. Haitians risk life and limb to get to our shores. Amazingly, there are even Cubans who still want to leave that socialist paradise and its wonderful schools and free healthcare in order to seek asylum here. If we were as bad as the leftists say, then these same leftists would be risking their lives to get to Cuba and Mexico. Basically, the leftists don't even believe their own garbage on this issue.
However, some in the world do hate us. Of course, the left is convinced that this hate is due entirely to George W. Bush. If that were the case, then the left would have to finally reject Noam Chomsky as a kook. Chomsky has been telling the world for twenty five years that the United States deserves to be hated. Chomsky and Michael Moore notwithstanding, there is a simple reason as to why we are hated. We win. We prosper. We are free.
Think back to the 1970s. The most hated team in the NFL was the Pittsburgh Steelers. Why? They won Super Bowl after Super Bowl. Winners are hated. Jealousy and envy are basic human emotions that the United Nations will never be able to remove from the planet. Look at the leftists themselves. They hate the wealthy. They are convinced that the wealthy cheated to become wealthy. Regardless of the truth, it makes leftists feel justified for their anger. People around the world are no different. They accuse the U.S. of horrible crimes, but the bottom line is that they want to justify their hatred.
Just as individuals cannot MAKE people like them, we cannot make the "world" like us. We can join the leftists in self loathing and wrongheaded guilt, or we can thank God that we live in the greatest nation in the world. It's your choice.
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We ARE the #1 country in the world - that is PRECISELY why we are hated. That's why we have 8,000,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS in this country and illegal immigration is our main concern. Whatever we do, SOMEONE in "the world" is going to hate us for it. So be it. We cannot please all the countries all the time. It is simply impossible. WE must do what is right for US - and when it comes to OUR security, WE know what is best.
My choice is to thank God that we live in the greatest nation in the world.
I have been enjoying reading your thoughts. God bless you and your beautiful family. Keep the faith. :)
Nana :)
The world hates us because of Liberals. We all know that the liberals dominate the media and the world sees and hears the media. Liberals are ungodly and anyone who loves God and religion has a false image of America because of liberalism. Radical Muslims think that we are the Great Satan, only because of the liberal media. We are great because of God, and not because of liberals, and we are hated because of liberals, and not because of God.
After sifting through pages of America and Bush bashing I must say I was relieved to finally come upon something intelligent and positive! Thank you, Thank you; I was beginning to think I was all alone.
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