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“Why America Is Hated” by Dave Wagner

July 12th, 2006 at 08:48 by MsUnderestimated

This is a question that I’m sure has crossed all of minds, and if it hasn’t, it should.

Is there a nation in the world . . . that has done as much for its fellow man, even its enemies, as the United States of America?

Of course not. Never in history (there we are again, the need to know, understand, and remember, history) has any country given so much, done so much, spilled so much of its blood for others, as America.

So why are we hated throughout the world? Not just by our enemies, but even by our friends?

The problem lies in the fact that we have done so much for others. Now this is elementary history and psychology 101. When you do a lot for others, even though they are needy, even though they have asked . . . eventually they begin to feel guilt because we were able to help them.

Along with that guilt comes resentment. Resentment followed by increasing guilt. Eventually they begin to look for cracks in our system, something to show that America is not perfect! Who are these Americans who dash about the globe helping others? These Americans who shed their blood to free our people? These Americans who share their plenty with those of us who have less? The Americans who are always so willing to help others, even their defeated enemies? The Americans who were largely responsible for rebuilding Europe (The Marshall Plan) following World War II? And who rebuilt Japan after World War II and made her infinitely more powerful than she ever was, this time through the applied application of sound economics?

Who are these people, these Americans, who take on world terrorism virtually without support? These Americans who suffer the slings and arrows of outrage by those who harbor such resentment and hatred?

America is made of everyone who ever came to live here, to become a part of this magnificent experiment of mankind for a new way of life, where ALL men are created equal, and ALL people have the opportunity to find happiness and to achieve success, if they but try and apply themselves.

Are Americans perfect? No, of course not. There is tremendous room for improvement. However, please show us another nation that offers the freedoms and the opportunities that America does.

A little hatred goes a long way, but to understand that hatred, and still continue to do what we Americans have always done best . . . to help those in need, and to take in those who wish to honestly and legally come here to be a part of the great American dream . . . that’s what America is really all about.

WE will not feel guilty and saddened for what we do. We will continue to be a proud nation that rests its reputation upon who we are, what we have done, and what we continue to do, both for ourselves, and for others.

May God continue to bless America, the land that I love.

David S. Wagner
Col (USAR ret.) Armor

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Amy Proctor 07/13/2006 11:59 AM 1 point
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I'll tell you why we're hated! America is only 230 years old and we've become the world's benevolent super power, surpassing all successes on the world scene that countries centuries old. It's kind of like Joseph, the youngest son of Jacob, who was sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers. Then he ended up running Egypt!

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