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Why America is so hated is probably because of south park, well this is one among other things but probably mainly south park don't get me wrong here I love south park but the way they make fun of people like muhamad or however you spell that name and other things that show is probably going to get us bombed....
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First up, America isn't 'so hated'. It regularly shows up as overwhelmingly more liked than disliked, even in the Middle East.
Second up, hatred of the US reflects mostly on the haters, and to the extent that any hate is justified it's to do with overthrowing governments you don't like and things like that, not basic cable shows.
“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
Aye, satire is a purely American art. And South Park is very commonly translated into Arabic and broadcast into Islamic countries. Let's not forget how it is publicly funded, and the writers are regularly elected or appointed as representatives of our country.
I think it may have more to do with our habit of taking unilateral action against other countries, and our firm belief that we are better than all other countries and all other forms of government.
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Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
Right.... South Park..... And certian "holy men" and other "world leaders" have only been calling the US "the great satan" since SP premiered......
Um.. Try doing some real research into the subject, ok?
Besides, everyone knows it is because the US never tried to rescue those poor people on Gilligans Island....
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This thread screams potential trolling but we'll leave open for the moment. Be warned: Dakka Rule #1 applies here on a strict liability level.
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
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People that hated the US hated the US long before the guys that made South Park were even born.
I really don't feel like the US is as hated as CNN wants us to think. They make money by making people feel like the world is going to end tomorrow. Thats how they get people to tune in and the more people that tune in, the more their advertisers pay. Or something to that effect.
That and just the fact that the haters are more vocal, and the people that aren't haters don't have any reason to say anything. It's just like message boards on the interwebs, hardly anyone uses em to say they like something, they're used by people who want to whine and complain and make their voice be heard by people who don't care. Hell, look at 90% of the posts right here on Dakka....
If people hated the US, why are so many still trying to get in, and hardly anyone trying to get out? I think Obama said something like that, back when everyone thought he was the new jesus.
As far as im concerned there is good reason to hate both America..
and Britain
We both deserve all of this hate.
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
/shrug.
I think it's more to do with:
"I'm not Racist, I hate everyone equally..." sort of line.
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
SilverMK2 wrote:I think it is because you don't play cricket, and play football with your hands.
What else would you play it with? Your feet? Sorry, America is not a country of primitive barbarians; they're called opposable thumbs get with the program we're not monkeys peeling bananas anymore.
As the most advanced nation in the world we've moved past flailing at a ball with those things you call legs. Enjoy living in the past and driving on the left side of the road. Pffft... left how quaint.
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mattyrm wrote:As far as im concerned there is good reason to hate both America..
ummmm.... he's Canadian....
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We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
And he's working now restoring homes-kind of cool that.
In other news the Shanker got himself a snake this morning and rolled on his trophy in a weiner dog victory dance. TBone was heard muttering "what an idiot" as he waddled inside. TBone doesn't do mornings.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Disco. The world hates us because we (or the Canadians) invented disco.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Exactly. They are jealous because we invented it, yet deny the disco ball.
Except for House Frazzled on New Year's Eve, then its crappy disco ball time!!!! She's a brick......'Ouse!
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
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