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This is a question that has been bouncing around in the back of my mind for quite awhile. I've seen and read various articles, TV shows, etc. which give various possible reasons for this.
One of the more interesting of these (to me at least) put forward the idea that people in the middle east have such an intense dislike of America at least partly because we as a country make them seem small and less advanced compared to themselves.
I am sure that there are other reasons for people to hate (oops, I mean intensely dislike) America, but this one seemed to be the underlying source of all the others (IMO, at least).
Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to see what others thought and perhaps provoke discussion on what America could do to lower the amount of anger directed towards it.
One of the more interesting of these (to me at least) put forward the idea that people in the middle east have such an intense dislike of America at least partly because we as a country make them seem small and less advanced compared to themselves.
I am sure that there are other reasons for people to hate (oops, I mean intensely dislike) America, but this one seemed to be the underlying source of all the others (IMO, at least).
Therefore, I thought it would be interesting to see what others thought and perhaps provoke discussion on what America could do to lower the amount of anger directed towards it.