Book Review on "People Hate America? An In-Depth and Philosophical"

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People Hate America?

An in-Depth and Philosophical Analysis of Chapters Three and Four

America and the World as America

In Chapter Three of Why do people hate America? The authors discuss the way that the rest of the world often views America as trying to take over. Most Americans do not see this, but individuals in other countries do. They often say that the current president of the United States is trying to be President of the World. Obviously, this is not something that can or should be accomplished, because all countries are different. Each country, therefore, needs to have its own government, rules, and regulations.

When America tries to send its culture to other countries too strongly, much resentment is created. It can make the people in those countries feel as though America thinks that they are not good enough, and that they must be changed. Naturally, most Americans do not have this belief. Many Americans do not even really pay any attention to people in other countries, what they are doing, and what kinds of beliefs they have. When American tourists and the American government spend too much time insisting that their culture is the best, other countries can become resentful.

One of the main points that the authors are trying to get across in this chapter is that not everyone wants to be just like America. Often it seems that way to Americans, and it is usually portrayed that way in many books and movies, but the truth is not always what it seems. People in most other civilized countries are quite happy with what they have, and turning other countries in 'little Americas' would be very detrimental to the global makeup of society. There must be differences, and even disagreements, for the world to operate. This does not mean that the wars and fighting are a good idea, but only that it is part of life and society. Making every country just like America is not healthy and would not necessarily change the problems that are seen today.

While the authors have a valid argument, they do not always give that much background information or source information for some of the things that they say. In other words, it is difficult to know whether there information comes from statistical sources or only from their own opinion. It is clear, however, that they are accurate in their opinion that America often tries to take over, and that many other countries resent that. Americans overall would be a lot more accepted throughout the world if they kept their culture in America and did not try to make other countries feel as though they were inferior.

When American companies move into other countries, and when American tourists go to other countries on vacation and get angry because the people there do not speak English, they make America overall look bad and domineering. Then, when other Americans that mean no harm go to these other countries they are sometimes not treated well, and they come home with a bad impression of where they chose to visit. It just reinforces the 'America is better' stereotype that is simply not accurate. While America has many good qualities, all countries have good and bad points, and because of this they all should be allowed to operate the way that they see fit, provided that they are not harming others, without 'help' from America.

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