This reference gives a very disturbing assessment of the state of the world. And in my opinion the attitudes described and criticised in it, are at an "advanced" form in the USA. That is why I am "anti-American".

1. http://www.ispeace723.org/realityhunanity2.htm

Plus once again I think these references provides good reasons to be "anti-American" too.

1. http://www.morrisberman.com
2. http://www.valenzuelasveritas.blogspot.com

"According to popular opinion Bush is an inarticulate, insular, messianic born-again Christian cowboy" ....

I can find no evidence to the contrary.

It's interesting to note that most anti-American Australians have the sort of brain that allows them to watch truly awful American TV.

I've never believed Bush is as "dumb" as he often appears - he quite probably has an above-average IQ. But I also believe that American Presidents need to be truly extraordinary individuals, with skills that are well above average in key areas. While I accept his father qualified (even if I didn't necessarily agree with many of his policies either), Bush Jr was never presidential material. He's never *convincingly* won an election, with serious questions still hanging over the results of both 2000 and 2004 (in both cases, exit polls consistently showed Bush to be behind), and only briefly enjoyed genuine popularity in opinion polls due to extraordinary circumstances.

And yes, I think it's fair to say Bush is overwhelming responsible for anti-US sentiment around the world. But aside from strong "anti-US" feelings, there's also a general attitude among many people that America has become a crazy, dysfunctional place. Almost monthly shootings, the horrors of Katrina, the sub-prime/foreclosure crisis, the broken health system etc. etc. all add up to a picture of a country barely able to hold itself together. Of course, much of America, especially the wealthy parts along the West coast and in the North Eastern metropolitan areas, functions quite well, and is still responsible for generating much of world's wealth and innovation. And there's little doubt that the US military, despite the foolish missions it's often sent on, generally makes the world a safer place than it would be otherwise. But as someone with relatives living there, it's hard not to worry just how much longer it can all last.

Public opinion is the lowest denominator of opinion and it would be foolish to take it seriously on important issues. Often the apparent reasons for ones' aversions and hates against someone have deeper reasons that lay in the unconscious.

"Anti-Americanism flourishes" among peoples and nations that have failed to succeed in their objectives and hate and envy those who succeed. Also its virulence is even stronger among nations which in the past were the beacon of culture and civilization to the world, such as France, Britain and Germany, and therefore view with contempt the UPSTARTS, in this case the Americans, who dare to emulate them, and indeed who so incomparably succeed in their
enterprises with cosmopolitan chutzpah and "cowboy" aplomb.

http://kotzabasis2.wordpress.com

Anti-Americanism is related to the Rupert Murdoch paradox. Everyone would have liked to be a Rupert but everyone hates Murdoch. The spell of envy is hard to exorcise.!

Themistocles, so your personal opinion rates more highly than those of every one the ~200 million Americans that think poorly of George Bush?

And I can't think of a person I'd less rather be than Rupert Murdoch.
Nor can I imagine myself hating him.