Most notable was the raid and killing of Osama bin Laden, which led to heightened tensions between the two nations. Another potential reason for high disapproval of U. The U. Ambassador Holliday noted the situation in the Middle East is also influenced by a lack of clarity over U.
Several of the countries that dislike American leadership the most have also undergone recent political upheavals. Mass demonstrations in Tunisia, for example, set the tone in for what came to be known as the Arab Spring.
There has also been considerable political upheaval in Egypt following the forced resignation and trial of President Hosni Mubarak in Mubarak was long considered a stable ally of the United States. However, while it may be easy to conclude disapproval of U. In , less than one-quarter of Slovenians had confidence in their own government, and a similar number lacked faith in their judicial system, lower than in the vast majority of the countries in the same region. Similarly, less than one-third of Pakistan and Iraq residents had confidence in their governments.
According to Jon Clifton, Managing Director of the Gallup World Poll, residents of many of these countries experience hardship and do not enjoy the kind of broad economic benefits seen in more developed countries.
By contrast, U. Each man said no, no, no, and one lifted his hands in a defensive posture, the way people do in a last, panicked attempt to stop an aggressor. The aggressor is the Taliban, they said. Just as America is able to project military power to distant corners of the globe, the Taliban projects fear among American immigrants who have family still in Afghanistan.
The Taliban has eyes and ears everywhere, even in New Jersey, they said. Family back home will take the hit. They are so intimidated by the Taliban that even specifying in what part of New Jersey they live — north, south, central — is taking a chance. But they wonder how many will be trapped. Radical Cleric idealizes Islamic State. Why They Hate Us.
They hate the modern world. In , about 30, people were killed in terror attacks worldwide. The vast majority of those perpetrating the violence were Muslim but -- and this is important -- so were the victims. Of the some 30, dead, the vast, vast majority were Muslims. That's crucial to understand because it sheds light on the question, "Why do they hate us? They hate the modern world, and they particularly hate Muslims who are trying to live in the modern world.
Fareed Zakaria. Let's be clear. While the jihadis are few, there is a larger cancer within the world of Islam -- a cancer of backwardness and extremism and intolerance.
Most of the countries that have laws that restrict the free exercise of religion are Muslim majority , while those that have laws against leaving the faith are Muslim majority. This number one seemingly is always correlated with hegemony seeking and control-craving.
Your email address will not be published. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Bad Behavior has blocked access attempts in the last 7 days. Search for:. Saskia Glas Niels Spierings September 22nd, Why Do They Hate America ns? Figure 1: Mean anti-Americanism by country. Driving Away Potential Allies Our analyses also show that unfavourable attitudes towards America and Americans have similar causes.
Figure 2: Estimations by multilevel regressions controlled for individual socio-economic characteristics. Graph is solely figurative; the vertical axis does not cover the whole scale. Reconsidering Foreign Policy The simple conclusion of our study could be that Arab citizens detest America, and there is nothing the US can do about that. About the author Saskia Glas. Niels Spierings. Leave a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.
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