I too am sick of hearing this BS from some US citizens who say "I guess they don\'t like us because they\'re jealous." How remarkably self centered and egocentric is that? People have all sorts of theories about why the world hates us, and I find the pundits and columnists theories are usually the furthest from reality. I think it\'s pretty simple.
The world is turning into an enormous corporate plutocracy. If things keep going as they are, eventually everyone on Earth will be spoon-fed the same monoculture where ever they are. From food to entertainment to postal service, language, and the rule of law, it\'s going to be the same everywhere because that\'s the way it\'s most profitable and convenient for the corporations. It may be hard to believe now, but consider what can happen in the next 200-300 years. It\'s actually inevitable.
Of course for this to happen, that means the old cultural elements have to be absorbed or destroyed. I think people in other parts of the world instinctively sense this happening when they see Britney Spears on tv, or Starbucks on the corner. They subconsciously rebel against it, and the United States is the target for their hatred. The strange thing is that we Americans are as much victims of it as the rest of you. In fact we\'re worse off because the process is much further along in the US than it is in Europe or elsewhere. Just look at any rapidly growing city in the US, like Phoenix AZ and you\'ll see that all the newly developed areas are nothing but prefabricated corporate consumption generation and product distribution machines. The only way to feel like you\'re in a unique place in the United States is by going to an older city, or staying away from cities altogether.
Well, our Foreign Policy sucks too, but I think it\'s our cultural imperialism that the world really hates. Sorry, guys. I wish I could fire that proton torpedo into the deathstar for everyone, but there ain\'t no exhaust port on this one.
