Question to the American people. :)?

Question

Ive often read that the American people think that some or quite a few Arabs and Muslims in the Middle East hate them.

I would like to know why you think they hate you???
As in, what their reasons are!?

Im genuinly interested in what people think and Im Not in anway, shape or form trying to be sarcastic or offensive. If you are offended then Im very sorry. :)

This is just so I know what peoples opinions and thoughts about this issue are!

Thanks and God Bless. :)

Answer 1

It was Muslims who rammed the effen planes into the twin towers and the Pentagon and into the field in Shanksville, PA,
and have killed innocent people in the name of Islam, ANYMORE STUPID QUESTIONS!!!!

Answer 2

I beleive that this is true for a few reasons, first is our obviously different religious beliefs, any one can say that this is not true but any two opposing forces in the world are bound to form some conflict, i do not know much about the Koran or the belief system of Islam, but i do know that in my religion life is held at a high value, and preserving life, not taking it is most important.

I also feel that the American media has also played into the belief, or stereotype that Arabs and Muslims are quite adverse to our society, though i am not one to listen to the media, but i am sure that there is some base of truth in thier somewhere.

As far as thier reasoning for hating the American people, i dont know but could justify the idea with the fact that there is a war going on, that generally tends to breed anger and hatred, but there are also some in the Islam faith that truly believe that we are not fit to live in this world.
And some of those people belive that they have the religious backing of thier "Allah" to destroy us.

I also dont subscribe to the idea that just because the men who hijacked those planes on 9/11 were muslim that we should exact justice (revenge) on all.

Unfortunately there is now a growing portion of our society in America where it is ok to hate...
The Government has set a precident not only for the world but for American society, that it is ok to be aggressive and violent, this has created an enabling factor for people to hate others, and most of the anti-muslim...anti-arab rhetoric that you may here from America is purely an expression of thier own fears.

Answer 3

Well, I think many of not most people from the middle east do have a dislike for the United States for a couple of reasons.

1)We have been, and still are, Israel's largest Allie. Most Arabs and Muslims don't particularly like Israel, so that dislike is transferred to us.

2) We are wealthy and affluent, and I think for many that breads resentment.

3) We do have a knack for interfering into other people's business, and since we get a large portion of our oil from the Middle East, we have been known to interfere in Middle Eastern politics.

4) Many nations in the Middle East (really the whole world) have state run media. Since many countries governments do not like the US or US politics, often the media reflects this. This lends towards a dislike for Americans in the countries population.

While I believe we are acting in our nations best interest, I can understand how at time our actions could create tension or dislike for us. Hope that answers your question.

Answer 4

First, there have been tensions between the West and the Middle East already, probably beginning with the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979. With 9/11, conflicts in Iran and Afghanistan, the nuclear enrichment issue with Iran, and for a brief moment, the cartoon of the Prophet, the tensions between the West and the Middle East have increased dramatically.
So basically, its really no surprise why someone would think this. I remember watching CNN recently on a poll they did on what Arabs thinks of the US and what the US thinks of Arabs. Looking at the results, both say negative things about the other.

Answer 5

I have spent time in the middle east while in the military. I think there are a few reasons people think that.
1. Economy. Some people here in the U.S. think there is a jealousy among countries that have a less annual income than the average American.
2. Religion. Some people think that Muslims hate us because of our mainly christian beliefs. Although we have people from all religions here that can and do live together in peace.
3. Politics. The different political views between a democratic society and a religion based government.

Answer 6

Oh, I'm assuming you haven't been living in a cave for the past 30 years. You're genuinely interested in what people think, but you haven't noticed the MASSIVE amounts of anti-American sentiment coming from the middle east? Are you serious? Back in the 70's, a bunch of Iranian STUDENTS took the American embassy and it's workers hostage for 444 days. Did you see the video released this past year wherein three hooded men cut off an American civilian's head with a small knife? Where were you when the Taliban flew two planes into the Sears Towers? How about the bombings of the Sears Towers back in 93? How about the Marine barracks in Lebanon? The USS Cole in Syria?

We get that impression because our properties keep getting bombed, our people keep getting killed, and to date, I haven't heard one single Islam voice declaring anything contrary to what would be suggested by these acts; that we are hated by most Koran carrying Muslims.

Answer 7

Because of the insane demonstrations that are shown by the media (true or not) they seem to have a real blood lust for the USA. I can almost understand the Isralie thing because the land was just handed over to the Israilies after ww 2 and the muslims were kicked out, but anyone dumb enough to shoot an AK up into the air and wonder why their neighboor was hit by the bullit that came down doesn't have much upstairs. There are many Arabs that are good honest people but they have created the image of hatred for the west we don't make them act nuts !!

Answer 8

Well, I have heard several stories on either T.V. or the radio about what the Quran teaches. Suppsoedly ( I havent actaully read the Quran so I cant say for sure if it is true ) the Quran teaches Muslims to hate Americans and Jews. And that the more Americans and Jews that they murder, the more likely they are to get into heaven, where 72 virgins will be waiting for them, along with rivers flowing with wine. One man on the radio said he had read and studied the Quran extensively, and that it was a book of hate. The man who was hosting that talk show agreed with him, because he claimed to have also studied the Quran while he served in the military in Saudi Arabia. Both of them went on to say that Muslims will claim that they practice a peaceful religion, but this is a lie, as the Quran has taught them to lie to Americans. The two men said Muslims are trained to tell Americans they are peaceful, but really they are violent people, who hate Americans, and their life mission is to kill Americans.
I am not saying that I agree with ANY of these statements, so please don't take it that way. I am only telling you what I have heard over the years. Every religion has a radical group, and usually this group gives everyone who practices the religion a bad name. For example, Christians are supposed to be loving, caring people, but there are some Christians who murder abortion doctors all in the name Christianity. I think it is a small group of Muslim terriorists who has ruined it for everybody else. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

1.- Most Americans are uneducated. The label a huge number of countries as "Arab Countries", and generalize everything about them. They see no difference between a country with 5,000 years of History like Egypt, with a country like Algeria, or a country far away on another part of the world with 6,000 years of history like Iraq, or the Arab Emirates. All countries that have nothing to do with eachother, but American labels them as "Arab Countries".

2.- Americans sterotype. Americans don't care about the opinions and thoughts of what the many different people in the different "Arab countries" have. They just stereotype all those nations, and assume every single one of people of everysingle nation thinks that way.

3.- Americans don't reason images. America just like every country in the world has disturbances. There are riots in the USA, there is vandalism, but that only occurs in some parts of the country. When American see the images of something bad going on in the Middle East, they don't think for a second that happening somewhere, they automatically assume that what's happening EVERYWHERE, in EVERY single "arab country" from Morroco in the West of Africa, to Egypt in the East of Africa to Asian countires like Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq.

It's amazing how the American can generalize all these countries, they generalize the way all the people think, they generalize what all these people do. It's really weird.

Answer 10

I think Muslims may dislike the West because after WWII we took the holiest land on the planet that several peoples were laying claim to, gave it to Israel, and established a military presence in the Middle East.

We also operate on social, political, and economic ideologies directly opposed to the teachings of the Quran: religious freedom, economic individual interest achieved through competition and exploitation of the poor, and (allegedly) equality, gender equality in particular. All this is backed by a formidable military might, again some of which is located in the holy land.

It wouldn't be so bad if the US were an isolationist country that kept to themselves, but the nature of our economics requires that we spread our other ideologies throughout the world in efforts to gain resources. This rubs the diametrically opposed the wrong way, and rightly so.

Answer 11

I don't think people in the Middle East hate us as a whole. I think like in any country that there are factions that hate what we stand for therefore they hate us and want to harm us. The news doesn't help when it shows mass demonstrations depicting people celebrating on 9/11. Once again that wasn't all the people there, just some. I think it depends on the person. People who like to generalize and stereotype will say that the Middle east hates us while those who don't understand that it's just a handful of all the people that disagree with us.