Tehran, Iran, 2004

Anti-Americanism, often anti-American sentiment, is opposition or hostility to the people, culture or policies of the United States. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[1] In practice, a broad range of attitudes and actions critical of or opposed to the United States have been labeled anti-Americanism. Attitude is a hypothetical construct that represents an individual's like or dislike for an item In Philosophy, action has developed into a sub-field called Philosophy of action. Thus, the applicability of the term is often disputed. ^[2] Contemporary examples typically focus on opposition to United States policy, though historically the term has been applied to a variety of concepts.

Interpretations of anti-Americanism have often been polarised. In Communications and Psychology, polarization is the process whereby a social or political group is divided into two opposing sub-groups with fewer and fewer Anti-Americanism has been described as a belief^[3] that configures the United States and the American way of life as threatening at their core^[4]—what Paul Hollander has called "a relentless critical impulse toward American social, economic, and political institutions, traditions, and values. Paul Hollander (born 1932 in Hungary, escaped 1956 is an American scholar Journalist, and Conservative political Writer. "^[2]However, it has also been suggested that Anti-Americanism cannot be isolated as a consistent phenomenon and that the term merely signifies a rough composite of stereotypes, prejudices and criticisms towards Americans or the United States. A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression" is a generalized perception of first impressions behaviors presumed by a group The word prejudice refers to prejudgment making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case or event The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word ^[5]

Whether sentiment hostile to the United States reflects reasoned evaluation of specific policies and administrations, rather than a prejudiced belief system, is a further complication. Globally, increases in perceived anti-American attitudes appear to correlate with particular policies,^[6] such as the Vietnam and Iraq^[7] wars. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For this reason, critics sometimes argue the label is a propaganda term that is used to dismiss any censure of the United States as irrational. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people ^[8]

Discussions on anti-Americanism have in most cases lacked a precise definition of what the sentiment entails, which has led to the term being used broadly and in a impressionistic manner, resulting in an incoherent nature in the many expressions described as anti-American. ^[9]

Etymology

In the first edition of Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828) the word 'anti-American' was defined as "opposed to America, or to the true interests or government of the United States; opposed to the revolution in America. Noah Webster (October 16 1758 &ndash May 28 1843 was an American Lexicographer, textbook author Spelling reformer word enthusiast and editor Webster's Dictionary is the name given to a common type of English language dictionary in the United States. "^[10] In France the use of the noun form 'antiaméricanisme' has been cataloged from 1948,^[11] entering wide political language in the 1950s. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive ^[12] The related noun "Americanization" (which is thought often to elicit anti-Americanism) has been dated to a French source as early as 1867;^[13] the verb form, "Americanize"—"to render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc. Americanization (verb form Americanize,) is the term used for the influence the United States of America has on the Culture of other countries resulting This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Americanization (verb form Americanize,) is the term used for the influence the United States of America has on the Culture of other countries resulting ; to stamp with American characteristics"—was registered in Webster's dictionary of 1828. Labeling earlier attitudes and commentary "anti-American" may be a partly retroactive exercise, but numerous examples of hostile sentiment directed at the country can be found, from at least the late 18th century onwards. The political employment of the word 'Anti-American' may be traced to the end of the War of 1812 (1812–1815), when the Federalist Party was accused by the Democratic-Republican press of near-treasonous events at the Hartford Convention, such as (unfounded) claims of secession proceedings, and framed as the anti-American Party. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s The history of American newspapers goes back to the 17th century with the publication of the first colonial newspapers The Hartford Convention was an event in 1814-1815 in the United States during the War of 1812 in which New England 's opposition to the war reached Secession (derived from the Latin term secessio is the act of withdrawing from an organization union or especially a political entity ^[14]

Theory

Definitions

Definitions of the term anti-Americanism have been much debated. German newspaper publisher and political scientist Josef Joffe suggests five classic aspects of the phenomenon: reducing Americans to stereotypes; believing the United States to have an irremediably evil nature; ascribing to the U. Josef Joffe (born March 15, 1944) is editor and publisher of Die Zeit, a weekly German newspaper the Marc and Anita Abramowitz Fellow S. establishment a vast conspiratorial power aimed at utterly dominating the globe; holding the United States responsible for all the evils in the world; and seeking to limit the influence of the United States by destroying it or by cutting oneself and one's society off from its polluting products and practices. ^[15] Other advocates of the significance of the term argue that anti-Americanism represents a coherent and dangerous ideological current, comparable to anti-Semitism. An ideology is a set of beliefs aims and Ideas especially in politics Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility ^[16] Anti-Americanism has also been described as an attempt to frame the consequences of U. S. policy choices as evidence of a specifically American moral failure, as opposed to what may be unavoidable failures of a complicated foreign policy that comes with superpower status. A superpower is a State with a leading position in the international system and the ability to Influence events and project power on a worldwide scale ^[17]

Its status as an "-ism" is a greatly contended aspect, however, and it is often called a propaganda term by critics who feel it is used to dismiss any censure of the United States as irrational. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people Brendon O'Connor notes that studies of the topic have been "patchy and impressionistic," and often one-sided attacks on anti-Americanism as an irrational position. ^[5] American academic Noam Chomsky, a prolific critic of U. Avram Noam Chomsky (noʊm ˈtʃɑmski born December 7 1928 is an American linguist, Philosopher, cognitive scientist, Political S. policy, asserts that the use of the term within the U. S. has parallels with methods employed by totalitarian states or military dictatorships; he compares the term to "anti-Sovietism", a label used by the Kremlin to suppress dissident or critical thought, for instance. Totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a concept used to describe Political systems where a State regulates nearly every aspect of public and private View01jpg|thumb|right|250px|Remains of the Kolomna Kremlin]] Kremlin (Кремль Kreml) is the Russian word for "fortress" "citadel" or "castle" A dissident, broadly defined is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine policy or institution ^[18][19][20]

"The concept "anti-American" is an interesting one. The counterpart is used only in totalitarian states or military dictatorships. . . Thus, in the old Soviet Union, dissidents were condemned as "anti-Soviet. " That's a natural usage among people with deeply rooted totalitarian instincts, which identify state policy with the society, the people, the culture. In contrast, people with even the slightest concept of democracy treat such notions with ridicule and contempt. ^[21]

Some have attempted to recognize both positions. French academic Pierre Guerlain has argued that the term represents two very different tendencies: "One systematic or essentialist, which is a form of prejudice targeting all Americans. The other refers to the way criticisms of the United States are labeled "anti-American" by supporters of U. S. policies in an ideological bid to discredit their opponents. "^[22] Guerlain argues that these two "ideal types" of anti-Americanism can sometimes merge, thus making discussion of the phenomenon particularly difficult. Other scholars have suggested that a plural of anti-Americanisms, specific to country and time period, more accurately describe the phenomenon than any broad generalization. ^[23] The widely used "anti-American sentiment", meanwhile, less explicitly implies an ideology or belief system. An ideology is a set of beliefs aims and Ideas especially in politics

Proposed origins

Amongst theories developed to explain the causes of anti-Americanism two are considered decisive by Rubin et al. : resistance and scapegoating. The first holds that sentiment against America is a response by non-American realists seeking to protect their national interests against U. S. influence. From this perspective, hatred of America reflects "real-life experience" and is not an irrational or imagined perception. The authors argue that the primary reason for anti-Americanism is "the belief that what underlies all U. S. actions is a desire to take over or remake the world". ^[24] The scapegoating theory instead regards anti-Americanism as an irrational perception, based on jealousy, delusions or ideological prejudice. Similarly, ideological resistance against the individualism and capitalism which the United States has come to represent has also been mentioned as a source of anti-Americanism. ^[25]

The scapegoating theory proposes that political elites manipulate anti-American perceptions among the public to distract from domestic problems. ^[25] Relatedly, America can be construed as an "Other" to solidify national identity. These ideas are illustrated by A. S. Markowitz in Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America, in which it is argued that anti-Americanism is linked to the creation of a coalescing European identity.

"The fundamental role of anti-Americanism in Europe in general, and particularly among those on the Left, is to absolve themselves of their own moral failings and intellectual errors by heaping them onto the monster scapegoat, the United States of America. For stupidity and bloodshed to vanish from Europe, the U. S. must be identified as the singular threat to democracy (contrary to every lesson of actual history). ^[26]"

Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

The degeneracy thesis

The Comte de Buffon, a leading French naturalist, developed the "degeneracy thesis" in the mid-eighteenth century. Georges-Louis Leclerc fr Comte de Buffon ( September 7, 1707 April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician biologist It held that the American landmasses were inferior to Europe and in decline due to atmospheric conditions.

In the mid- to late-eighteenth century, a theory emerged among European intellectuals that the New World landmasses were inherently inferior to Europe. The so-called "degeneracy thesis" held that climatic extremes, humidity and other atmospheric conditions in America physically weakened both men and animals. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean Relative humidity. An atmosphere (from Greek ατμός - atmos, " Vapor " + σφαίρα - sphaira, " Sphere " ^[27] Two authors, James W. Ceaser and Philippe Roger, have interpreted this theory as a "a kind of prehistory of anti-Americanism. " ^[4][28] Purported evidence for the idea included the smallness of American fauna, dogs that ceased to bark, and venomous plants;^[29] one theory put forth was that the New World had emerged from the Biblical flood later than the Old World. ^[30] Native Americans were also held to be feeble, small, and without ardor. ^[31]

The theory originated with Comte de Buffon, a leading French naturalist, in his Histoire Naturelle (1766). Georges-Louis Leclerc fr Comte de Buffon ( September 7, 1707 April 16, 1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician biologist ^[31] The French writer Voltaire joined Buffon and others in making the argument. François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French ^[29] Dutchman Cornelius de Pauw, court philosopher to Frederick II of Prussia became its leading proponent. Cornelius Franciscus de Pauw or Cornelis de Pauw ( Corneille de Pauw in French; August 18, 1739 &mdash July 5, 1799 Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the ^[4] While Buffon focused on the American biological environment, de Pauw attacked people native to the continent. ^[30] In 1768, he described America as "degenerate or monstrous" colonies and argued that, "the weakest European could crush them with ease. "^[32]

The theory was extended to argue that the natural environment of the United States would prevent it from ever producing true culture. Paraphrasing de Pauw, the French Encyclopedist Abbé Raynal wrote, "America has not yet produced a good poet, an able mathematician, one man of genius in a single art or a single science. Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia or a systematic dictionary of the sciences arts and crafts was a general Guillaume Thomas François Raynal ( April 12, 1711 &ndash March 6, 1796) was a French Writer. "^[33] The theory was debated and rejected by early American thinkers such as Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson; Jefferson, in his Notes on the State of Virginia (1781), provided a detailed rebuttal of de Buffon. Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 – July 4 1826 was the third President of the United States (1801–1809 the principal author of the Declaration of Independence Notes on the State of Virginia was a Book written by Thomas Jefferson. ^[4] Hamilton also vigorously rebuked the idea in Federalist No. 11 (1787). Federalist No 11 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the eleventh of the Federalist Papers. ^[31] The living examples of Jefferson and Franklin—vigorous geniuses and clearly not degenerate—helped refute the thesis. ^[30]

Research into the degeneracy idea dates to at least 1944 and the work of Italian historian Antonello Gerbi. ^[30] One critic, citing Raynal's ideas, suggests that it was specifically extended to the English colonies that would become the United States. ^[34]

Roger suggests that the idea of degeneracy posited a symbolic, as well as a scientific America, that would evolve beyond the original thesis. He argues that Buffon's ideas formed the root of a "stratification of negative discourses" that has recurred throughout the two countries' relationship (and has been matched by persistent anti-Gallic sentiment in the United States). Francophobia, or Gallophobia, as well as Francophobe, are terms that refer to a dislike toward the government, culture, history ^[28]

Culture

A more generalized hostility towards the United States developed in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with the view that the country was culturally backward. Its peope were held to lack "taste, grace and civility" and also to have a brazen and arrogant character. ^[5] British author Frances Trollope says in her Domestic Manners of the Americans that the most important difference between English and Americans is "want of refinement", explaining that "that polish which removes the coarser and rougher parts of our nature is unknown and undreamed of" in America. Frances Trollope ( March 10, 1780 &ndash October 6, 1863) was an English Novelist and miscellaneous writer who published as Mrs ^[35] Other writers critical of American culture and manners included the bishop Talleyrand in France and Charles Dickens in England. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st Sovereign Prince of Beneventum (2 February 1754 17 May 1838 the Prince of Diplomats, was a French ^[5]Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) is a ferocious satire on American life. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (serialized 1843-1844 is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his Picaresque novels ^[36] In the novel, Americans are portrayed as snobs, windbags, and hypocrites and the Republic is described as: "so maimed and lame, so full of sores and ulcers, foul to the eye and almost hopeless to the sense, that her best friends turn from the loathsome creature with disgust". Dickens attacked the institution of slavery in America: "Thus the stars wink upon the bloody stripes; and Liberty pulls down her cap upon her eyes, and owns oppression in its vilest aspect for her sister" ^[37]

Simon Schama says: "By the end of the nineteenth century, the stereotype of the ugly American—voracious, preachy, mercenary, and bombastically chauvinist—was firmly in place in Europe. Simon Michael Schama, CBE (born 13 February 1945 is a British professor of history and art history at Columbia University. Ugly American is an epithet used to refer to perceptions of loud arrogant demeaning thoughtless and ethnocentric behavior of American citizens mainly "^[38] O'Connor suggests that such prejudices were rooted in an idealized image of European refinement and that the notion of high European culture pitted against American vulgarity has not disappeared. ^[5]

Politics and ideology

The young United States also faced criticism on political and ideological grounds. Ceaser argues that the Romantic strain of European thought and literature, hostile to the Enlightenment view of reason and obsessed with history and national character, disdained the rationalistic American project. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the Reason involves the ability to think understand and draw Conclusions in an Abstract way as in Human thinking History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology The German poet Nikolaus Lenau commented: "With the expression Bodenlosigkeit (absence of ground), I think I am able to indicate the general character of all American institutions; what we call Fatherland is here only a property insurance scheme. Nikolaus Lenau was the Nom de plume of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau ( August 25, 1802, Schadat " Ceaser argues in his essay that such comments often repurposed the language of degeneracy, and the prejudice came to focus solely on the United States and not Canada and Mexico. ^[4]

The nature of American democracy was also questioned. The sentiment was that the country lacked "[a] monarch, aristocracy, strong traditions, official religion, or rigid class system," according to Rubin, and its democracy was attacked by some Europeans in the early nineteenth century as degraded, a travesty, and a failure. ^[35] The French Revolution, which was loathed by many European conservatives, also implicated the United States and the idea of creating a constitution on abstract and universal principles. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an ^[4] That the country was intended to be a bastion of liberty was also seen as fraudulent given that it had been established with slavery. ^[38] ("How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?" asked Samuel Johnson in 1775. Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September ^[39] He famously stated that, "I am willing to love all mankind, except an American. "^[35])

Early-twentieth century

Anti-technology

Nazi propaganda poster addressing the Dutch public in 1944 with the words: "The USA are supposed to save European culture". Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people The image utilizes a number of themes, some of which (racism, use of excessive force, American culture and the influence of Judaism) are still in use within some varieties of modern anti-Americanism.

With the rise of American industry in the late nineteenth century, intellectual anti-American discourse entered a new form. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Mass production, the Taylor system, and the speed of American life and work became a major threat to some intellectuals' view of European life and tradition.

Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "The breathless haste with which they (the Americans) work - the distinctive vice of the new world - is already beginning ferociously to infect old Europe and is spreading a spiritual emptiness over the continent. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15 1844 August 25 1900 ( was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist "

It has been argued that this thesis transformed into a Heideggerian critique of technologism. Martin Heidegger ( September 26, 1889 &ndash May 26, 1976) (ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈhaɪ̯dɛgɐ was an influential German philosopher Techno-utopianism or technoutopianism refers to any Ideology based on the belief that advanced Science and technology will eventually bring about an Heidegger wrote in 1935: "Europe lies today in a great pincer, squeezed between Russia on the one side and America on the other. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From a metaphysical point of view, Russia and America are the same, with the same dreary technological frenzy and the same unrestricted organization of the average man. " Oswald Spengler had made similar claims in 1931's Man and Technics and his 1934 bestseller The Hour of Decision. Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880 Blankenburg am Harz &ndash 8 May 1936 Munich) was a German Historian and Philosopher whose Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1921, the Spaniard Luis Araquistáin wrote a book called El Peligro Yanqui (“The Yankee Peril”), in which he condemned American nationalism, mechanization, anti-socialism (“socialism is a social heresy there”) and architecture, finding particular fault with the country’s skyscrapers, which he felt diminished individuality and increased anonymity. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Luis Araquistáin Quevedo ( Santander Spain, 1886 - Geneva Switzerland, 1959 was a Spanish Politician and Writer. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Mechanization or mechanisation ( BE) is providing human operators with machinery to assist them with the physical requirements of work Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution The Architecture of the United States includes a wide variety of architectural styles over its History. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper He called the United States “a colossal child: all appetite. . . ”^[40]

World wars

As European immigration to the United States continued and the country's economic potential became more obvious, anti-American stances grew a much more explicit geopolitical dimension. A new strand of anti-American sentiment started to appear as America entered the competition for influence in the Pacific, and anti-Americanism was widespread among the Central Powers after the U. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Central Powers ( German: "Mittelmächte" Hungarian: "Központi hatalmak" Turkish: "İttifak S. entered the First World War. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Furthermore, many of the anti-American ideological threads spread to other areas, such as Japan and Latin America, where Continental philosophy was popular and growing American power was increasingly viewed as a threat. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In political terms, even among the allies of the United States, Britain and France, there was resentment at the end of the war as they found themselves massively in debt to the United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. These sentiments became even more widespread during the interbellum and Great Depression and sometimes tended toward the anti-Semitic: the belief that America was ruled by a Jewish conspiracy was common in countries ruled by fascists before and during World War II. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Post-Cold War

Anti-globalism

See also: Anti-globalization

Anti-CAFTA graffiti in San José, Costa Rica

According to its opponents, neoliberal globalization has magnified the visibility of trade conflicts and decreased job security^[41], and is often attributed to either U. " Anti-globalization " is a term that encompasses a number of related ideas San José ( Spanish: San José; ˌsɑːn hɒˈsɛː is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and is at the heart of the sprawling Gran Area Metropolitana Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones S. or Anglo-American influence^[42] Anti-globalist sentiments stem from perceptions that the United States was the inspiration and architect for globalization and neoliberal free trade policy, which those opposed to it claim is exploitative, and leads to conditions that either impoverish or do not enrich developing nations. Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones Originally coined by its critics and opponents " neoliberalism " is a label referring to the recent reemergence of Economic liberalism or Classical liberalism According to some critics, globalization also exposed previously isolated countries to the spread of the English language and American popular culture, a process that some have labeled cultural imperialism (see American Cultural Imperialism). Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting distinguishing separating or artificially injecting the Culture or language of one nation into another American Empire is a term referring to the political economic military and cultural influence of the United States. The 'Anglo-American' corporate business model is the subject of much opposition ("the EU constitution on offer, Laurent Fabius had argued, was too low on social protection and too high on shameful Anglo-Saxon economic liberalism")^[43]

Post-Cold War policies

Ukrainian 2004 election poster of Nataliya Vitrenko depicting a hand symbolizing the U. Laurent Fabius (born 20 August 1946 is a former Socialist Prime Minister of France. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Nataliya Mikhailivna Vitrenko (Натáлія Михáйлівна Вітрéнко (born December 28, 1951) is a controversial Ukrainian politician S. and NATO with a Nazi swastika

The fall of the Soviet Union may have brought an increase in anti-Americanism because the U. The North Atlantic Treaty Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika sa स्वस्तिक Hindu IS CORRECT if 'ि' is positioned incorrectly see -->) is The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 S. was left as the world's only superpower and people who formerly saw the United States as a bastion against Communism or needed the American security umbrella no longer felt the need to support the United States. A superpower is a State with a leading position in the international system and the ability to Influence events and project power on a worldwide scale Where the governments of allied states in particular had felt disinclined to openly criticize U. S. policy during the Cold War, they have had fewer such qualms since. "By cultivating an anti-American position, Europe feigns membership in a global opposition of the downtrodden by America. "^[44] In addition, criticism of American economic sanctions and embargoes toward various countries, including Cuba, Sudan, North Korea and Iran, while maintaining commercial relations with countries such as China generates resentment. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

French author Jean-François Revel wrote that "For skeptics of democratic capitalism, the United States is, quite simply, the enemy. For many years, and still today, a principal function of anti-Americanism has been to discredit the nation that stands as the supreme alternative to socialism. More recently, Islamists, anti-modern Greens, and others have taken to pillorying the U. S. for the same reason. "^[26]

The belief that America was ruled by a Jewish conspiracy or that Israel was an American puppet state has also motivated anti-American hatred in some circles during the last third of the 20th century. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A puppet state is a State that is nominally independent but in reality under the control of another power Other items of concern include American military interventions and imperialism, especially in connection with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the perceived selective favor given to allies of the United States in international institutions, especially involving issues like nuclear proliferation ^[45]. American Empire is a term referring to the political economic military and cultural influence of the United States. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Also the apparent dismissal of international law, i. International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together nation-states in adherence to recognized values and standards e. the treatment of detainees, in the War on Terror has intensified criticism . The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U

Regional attitudes

Anti-Americanism in some form has existed across different American presidential administrations, though its severity may wax and wane considerably depending upon particular economic or geopolitical issues. George W. Bush's presidency, for instance, is widely seen as inducing a major increase in Anti-Americanism,^[46] with the 2003 invasion of Iraq affecting global opinions of the U. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia S. ^[47]

Europe

Rammstein's 2004 single Amerika was widely perceived as anti-American

Fabbrini (2004) reports the American invasion of Iraq in the spring of 2003 brought anti-Americanism to the surface of public debate in Europe. Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals " Amerika " is a song performed by German band Rammstein, released as the second single from their album Reise Reise. The reaction to U. S. unilateralism has been nourished by a complex of fears, two in particular: the presumed economic and cultural Americanization of Europe and the Americanization of the European political process. ^[48] The overwhelming global power acquired by the United States in the post-Cold War era and the unilateral exercise of that power, especially after 9/11 attacks September 11, 2001 fed the anti-American sentiment contributing to its most militant manifestation. During the George W. Bush administration, public opinion of America has declined in most European countries. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. A Pew Global Attitudes Project poll shows "favorable opinions" of America between 2000 and 2006 dropping from 83% to 56% in the United Kingdom, from 62% to 39% in France, from 78% to 37% in Germany and from 50% to 23% in Spain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. ^[49]

In Britain, a traditional U. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located S. ally, public affection for the USA has measurably declined in recent years. A June 2006 poll by Populus for The Times showed that the number of Britons agreeing that "it is important for Britain’s long-term security that we have a close and special relationship with the U. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. S. " had fallen to 58% (from 71% in April), and that 65% believed that "Britain’s future lies more with Europe than America". ^[50] Only 44% agreed that "America is a force for good in the world. " A later poll reported in The Guardian during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict said that 63% of Britons felt that Britain is tied too closely to the U. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon S. ^[51]

In early 2002, the #1 best seller in France was L'Effroyable imposture, which claimed that 9/11 was a conspiracy orchestrated by the U. L'Effroyable imposture (or "The Horrifying Fraud" is the original French title of a highly controversial 2002 Book by French S. government^[52]. It broke the French record for first-month book sales. ^[53] In Europe in 2002, vandalism of American companies was reported in Venice, Athens, Berlin, Zürich, Tbilisi, and Moscow. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of ^[54]

European anti-Americanism well predates the invasion of Iraq and the Bush Administration, with criticisms of American "hegemonism", the coining of the term "hyperpuissance", and the dream of making the EU a "counterbalance" to the United States all flaring up in the '90s. The usual criticisms were also levied, that America was enforcing sanctions against Iraq for oil, and attributing sinister motives to the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Serbia. See also Targeting of civilian areas during Operation Allied Force On May 7 1999 in Operation Allied Force, NATO bombs hit the ^[55] French anti-americanism predates the founding of the United States with the belief that it was a barbaric land and all who went there also degenerated. ^[56]

East Asia

In Japan and South Korea, much recent anti-Americanism has focused on the presence and behavior of American military personnel, aggravated especially by high-profile crimes by U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː S. servicemembers, such as the 1995 Okinawan rape incident. The 1995 Okinawan rape incident refers to a Rape that took place on September 4, 1995, when three U ^[57][58] The on-going U. S. military presence in Okinawa remains a contentious issue in Japan. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū ^[59]

While protests have arisen over specific incidents, they are often reflective of deeper historical resentments. Robert Hathaway, director of the Wilson Center's Asia program, suggests: "the growth of anti-American sentiment in both Japan and South Korea must be seen not simply as a response to American policies and actions, but as reflective of deeper domestic trends and developments within these Asian countries. "^[60] In Japan, a variety of threads have contributed to anti-Americanism in the post-war era, including pacifism on the political left, nationalism on the right, and opportunistic worries over American influence in Japanese economic life. ^[61] Korean anti-Americanism after the war was fueled by American occupation and support for authoritarian rule, a fact still evident during the country's democratic transition in the 1980s. ^[62] Speaking to the Wilson Center, Katherine Moon notes that while the majority of South Koreans support the American alliance "anti-Americanism also represents the collective venting of accumulated grievances that in many instances have lain hidden for decades. "^[60]The recent Korean monster film The Host (2006) has been described as anti-American. The Host (괴물 Gwoemul - "Creature" is a 2006 South Korean Monster film, which also contains elements of comedy The film was in part inspired by an incident in 2000 in which a mortician working for the U. S. military in Seoul dumped a large amount of formaldehyde down the drain. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Formaldehyde is a Chemical compound with the formula H2CO It is the simplest Aldehyde —an organic compound containing a terminal Carbonyl In the film the dumped chemicals engender a horrible mutated monster from the river which menaces the inhabitants of Seoul. ^[63]The American military situated in South Korea is portrayed as uncaring about the effects their activities have on the locals. The chemical agent used by the American military to combat the monster in the end, named "Agent Yellow" in a thinly-veiled reference to Agent Orange was also used to satirical effect. Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful Herbicide and Defoliant used by the U ^[64] The CGI for the film was done by The Orphanage, which also did the CGI of The Day After Tomorrow. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics The Orphanage is a Visual effects studio located in California. The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 apocalyptic science-fiction film that depicts the catastrophic effects of both Global warming and Global cooling ^[65]The director, Bong Joon-ho, commented on the issue: "It's a stretch to simplify The Host as an anti-American film, but there is certainly a metaphor and political commentary about the U. S. "^[66]Because of its themes that can be seen as critical of the United States, the film was actually lauded by North Korean authorities,^[67] a rarity for a South Korean blockbuster film. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia,

Middle East

Anti-American mural in Tehran

The Middle East region has been a focal point of much anti-American sentiment in the latter decades of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, often blamed on specific U. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. S. policies in the region, particularly its close relationship with Israel and its stance on such matters as Sudan's civil war and Darfur. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. However, some argue that the real roots lay in government policy as reflected in state-directed media. By this reasoning, America is blamed for failed systems in the Middle East, as a means of re-directing internal dissent outwards, towards what Osama Bin Ladin has called "the far enemy", America, instead of at indigenous regimes.

The term Great Satan, as well as the chant "Death to America" have been in continual use in Iran since at least the Iranian revolution in 1979. The Great Satan ( Persian شيطان بزرگ Shaytan Bozorg) is a derogatory Epithet for the United States of America in some For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Iranian Revolution' (mostly known as the Islamic Revolution, Persian: انقلاب اسلامی Enghelābe Eslāmi was the Revolution that transformed ^[68]The Iranian capital Tehran has many examples of anti-American murals and posters sponsored by the state; the former U. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of S. Embassy in the city has been decorated with a number of such murals.

In 2002 and 2004, Zogby International polled the favorable/unfavorable ratings of the U. S. in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. In Zogby's 2002 survey, 76% of Egyptians had a negative attitude toward the United States, compared with 98% in 2004. In Morocco, 61% viewed the country unfavorably in 2002, but in two years, that number has jumped to 88 percent. In Saudi Arabia, such responses rose from 87% in 2002 to 94% in June. Attitudes were virtually unchanged in Lebanon but improved slightly in the UAE, from 87 % who said in 2002 that they disliked the United States to 73% in 2004. ^[69] However most of these countries showed a marked distinction between negative perceptions of the United States, and much less negative of Americans. ^[69]

The Pew Research Institute probed more deeply the stereotypes of westerners in the Middle East. While more than 70% of Middle Easterners identified more than 3 negative characteristics of the Westerner stereotype, the three strongest were selfish, violent and greedy. Few had positive opinions of Westerners, but the strongest positive stereotypes were devout and respectful of women. ^[70] The report also demonstrates strong unfavorable views of Jews and weakly favorable views of Christians predominate in the Middle East. In Jordan, 61%, Pakistan 27%, and Turkey 16% have favorable views of Christians while in Jordan 1%, Pakistan 6%, and Turkey 15% have favorable views of Jews. ^[70]

Cultural anti-Americanism in the Middle East may have its origins with Sayyid Qutb, an influential Egyptian author, who Paul Berman titled "the Philosopher of Islamic Terror". Sayyid Qutb (ˈsaɪjɪd ˈqʊtˁb (also Saïd Syed Seyyid Sayid or Sayed last name also Koteb (rather common Qutub Kotb or Kutb (سيد قطب October 9, 1906 This article is about the contemporary North African ethnic group ^[71] Qutb, the leading intellectual of the Muslim Brotherhood, studied in Greely, Colorado, from 1948-50, and wrote a book, The America I Have Seen based on his impressions. The Muslim Brothers ( Arabic: الإخوان المسلمون al-ikhwān al-muslimūn, full title The Society of the Muslim Brothers, often simply الإخوان In it he decried everything in American from individual freedom and taste in music to Church socials and haircuts,^[72].

"They danced to the tunes of the gramophone, and the dance floor was replete with tapping feet, enticing legs, arms wrapped around waists, lips pressed to lips, and chests pressed to chests. The atmosphere was full of desire. . . "^[73]

He offered a distorted chronology of American history and was disturbed by its sexually liberated women:

"The American girl is well acquainted with her body's seductive capacity. She knows it lies in the face, and in expressive eyes, and thirsty lips. She knows seductiveness lies in the round breasts, the full buttocks, and in the shapely thighs, sleek legs -- and she shows all this and does not hide it. "^[73]

He was particularly disturbed by Jazz, which he called the American's preferred music, and it is created by Negroes to satisfy their love of noise and to whet their sexual desires . . . ^[74]. Qutb's writings influenced generations of militants and radicals in the Middle East who viewed America as a cultural temptress bent on overturning traditional customs and morals, especially with respect to the relations between the sexes. As Paul Hollander has written:

"The most obvious and clear link between anti-Americanism and modernization is encountered in Islamic countries and other traditional societies where modernization clashes head on with entrenched traditional beliefs, institutions, and patterns of behavior, and where it challenges the very meaning of life, social relations, and religious verities. What becomes of the world when women can go to work and show large surfaces of skin to men they are not related to? In a recent case, the indignant male members of a Kurdish family in Sweden were "provoked" by the transgressing female of their family who had the temerity to have a job and a boyfriend and dress in Western ways. She was finally killed by her father. "^[2]

Hollander went on to explain that:

"In Arab countries and among Muslim populations, anti-Americanism is not only the monopoly of intellectuals but also a widespread disposition of the masses. In these areas, traditional religion, radical politics, and economic backwardness combine to make anti-Americanism an exceptionally widespread, virulent, and reflexive response to a wide range of collective and personal frustrations and grievances-and a welcome alternative to any collective or individual self-examination or stock-taking. More generally, it is the rise of alternatives, ushered in by modernization, that threatens traditional societies and generates anti-American reaction. The stability of traditional society (like that of modern totalitarian systems) rests on the lack of alternatives, on the lack of choice. Choice is deeply subversive-culturally, politically, psychologically. The recent outburst of murderous anti- Americanism has added a new dimension to the phenomenon, or at any rate, throws into relief the intense hatred it may encapsulate. The violence of September 11 shows that when anti-Americanism is nurtured by the kind of indignation and resentment that in [turn] is stimulated and sanctioned by religious convictions, it can become spectacularly destructive. "^[2]

Qutb's ideas influenced Osama Bin Laden, an anti-American Islamic militant who is believed to be the founder of the Jihadist organization Al-Qaeda. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The ^[75][76]He is a member of the prestigious and wealthy bin Laden family. The bin Laden family (بن لادن In conjunction with several other Islamic militant leaders, bin Laden issued two fatawa—in 1996 and then again in 1998—that Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw military forces from Islamic countries and withdraw support for Israel. A fatwā (فتوى plural fatāwā فتاوى in the Islamic faith is a religious opinion on Islamic law issued by an Osama bin Laden wrote what is referred to as a ''fatwa'' in August 1996 and was one of several signatories of another and shorter fatwa in February 1998 A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. A privileged combatant is a person who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict within the Law of war and is someone who upon capture qualifies as a Prisoner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term Muslim world (or Islamic world) has several meanings For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. ^[77][78]

He has been indicted in United States federal court for his alleged involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya, and is on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense The United States federal courts are the system of Courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the Federal government of the United States In the 1998 US Embassy bombings ( August 7, 1998) hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous Car bomb explosions at the United States Dar es Salaam (دار السلام "Abode of Peace" Dār as-Salām) formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south See also Former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, FBI Most Wanted Terrorists The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list arose from a conversation held in late 1949

Bin Laden, on behalf of Al-Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States of America in videos released to the public. ^[79][80]

Latin America

In Latin America, anti-American sentiment has deep roots dating back to the 1830s and the Texas Revolution in which that province seceded from Mexico and was incorporated within the USA. The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican ^[81]Mexican anti-American sentiment was further inflamed by the 1846-1848 Mexican-American War, in which Mexico lost almost half of its territory to the US. ^[82][83] Such interventions from the USA prompted a later ruler of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz, to coin the famous lament "Poor Mexico, so far from God, and so close to the United States"^[84]. José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican politician ( September 15, 1830 – 2 July 1915) that would later become the president of Mexico

In the rest of South America the 1855 American intervention in Nicaragua and the Spanish-American War of 1898 - which turned Cuba into a virtual dependency of the United States also prompted hatred of America. ^[85]Perceived racist attitudes of the white Anglo-Saxon Protestants of the north towards the populations of South America also caused resentment. ^[86]

In the twentieth century American support for the 1954 coup in Guatemala against Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, the United States embargo against Cuba, the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, Operation Condor, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, the Salvadoran Civil War, the support of the Contras and the refusal to extradite a terrorist, continued to fueled anti-Americanism in the region. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Colonel Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán ( September 14, 1913 &ndash January 27, 1971) was the President of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954 when The United States Embargo Against Cuba (described in Cuba as el bloqueo, Spanish for "the Blockade " is an economic commercial and The 1964 Brazilian coup d'état was a Coup d'état held against President João Goulart by the Brazilian military on the night of For other uses of Operation Condor please see Operation Condor (disambiguation Operation Condor (Operación Cóndor Operação Condor was a campaign The Chilean coup d'état of 1973 is a landmark in the History of Chile and the Russo-American Cold War. The Salvadoran Civil War (1980–1992 was between the Right-wing Military government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation The Contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua 's FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional Sandinista Junta of National Luis Clemente Faustino Posada Carriles (born February 15, 1928) is a Cuban born Venezuelan anti- Castro terrorist ^[87][88][89]Similarly, U. S. support for dictators such as Augusto Pinochet, Anastasio Somoza, Alfredo Stroessner has influenced regional attitudes. Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner (November 3 1912 Encarnación - August 16 2006 Brasília ^[90]Fidel Castro the revolutionary leader of Cuba has throughout his career tried to co-ordinate long standing South American resentments against the USA through military and propagandist means. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la ^[91][92]

The perceived failures of the neo-liberal reforms of the 1980s and the 1990s intensified opposition to the Washington consensus,^[93] leading to a resurgence in support for Pan-Americanism, support for popular movements in the region, the nationalization of key industries and centralization of government. Originally coined by its critics and opponents " neoliberalism " is a label referring to the recent reemergence of Economic liberalism or Classical liberalism The term Washington Consensus was initially coined in 1989 by John Williamson to describe a set of ten specific economic policy prescriptions that he considered to constitute Pan-Americanism is a movement which through diplomatic political economic and social means seeks to create encourage and organize relationships associations and cooperation between A popular front is a broad Coalition of different political groupings often made up of leftists and centrists who are united by opposition to another group Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government A centralized government is the Form of government in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which Local governments are subject ^[94]America's tightening of the economic embargo on Cuba in 1996 and 2004 also caused resentment among South American leaders and has prompted them to use the Madrid based Iberian Summit as a meeting place rather than the American dominated OAS. ^[95]One of the most vocal of these leaders has been Hugo Chávez of Venezuela, who is known for his strong opposition towards the American government, particularly George W. Bush, driving him to address him in many ways; referring to him as "the devil" before the United Nations. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[96]He has clearly stated his intent to use Venezuela's oil resources as a card "against the toughest country in the world, the United States. "^[97]

Quotes

• "The heaviest blow ever dealt at liberty will be dealt by this country [America], in the failure of its example to the earth" - Charles Dickens^[98]
• "America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. " - Georges Clemenceau^[99]

See also

• List of assassinations and acts of terrorism against Americans
• Opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
• "The Ugly American"
• How the World Sees America
• Overseas expansion of the United States
• Special Relationship

References

Notes

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