Hm, didnt read the ENTIRE thread, but responding to the why the world hates America thing....

I am Australian and almost every knowledgeable person I know hates America mainly because of Bush.
And also because of all the mass amounts of secrecy and Government cover-ups n whatnot.
I'm not talking about Area 51 and such but the way the Government just tried to hide everything from their people until it finally gets leaked and they come up with some bullshit transparent excuse. The trouble is most Americans (NOT ALL) don't even realise that it's complete bullshit. Example. The Bush Government tried to convince (and succeeded) the American public that Saddam Hussein had something to do with the attacks on 9/11 through clever(?) manipulation.

The fact that most Americans just take whatever the Government says for granted is rather annoying. But it's mainly just the fact that the politicians take for granted that Americans are so gullible.

Another reason is that I have to spell realise with a 'z' instead of an 's' if I don't want underlines all over my work. LOL, jk, but seriously....

Americans think they rule the world, or ARE the world. Again I'm not talking about all of you but a LOT!
We didn't think Obama should be President to ruin your country further lol but you're right that it was partly for our own interests.
WE want this bullshit war to stop!
Whatever America does England and Australia will follow. No matter what it is. Obama seems a lot less inclined towards pointless war and thus we will stop having to put our troops and resources into another countries bullshit.
Of course this is our politicians fault as well, but if America was smarter it wouldn't matter. In other words it's easier to fix one place than every other place.

Also you guys were talking about slaves and all that shit and having to feel guilty about it. Why? It doesn't matter, you didn't do anything, Obama didn't do anything. Why should you have to feel guilty because, in the words of Ben Folds I think 'my great great great great grandad made someones great great great great grandaddy slaves'
Something like that lol.

Anyway, dunno if you can take another reality check but when you come to other countries as tourists, you are FUCKING loud. It just makes you all seem ignorant and oblivious to any other persons existence but yours.

That's enough though, for now. lol