Are Americans touchy about the US?

Question

I've seen a fair few people say that hate Bush, equally i've seen some who said they support him. But i've noticed that a lot of Americans on here have a go at foreigners for moaning about Bush, even if they don't like him either. One guy put this:

'You said you don't live here....then step off. What country are you from? I bet I can find a boat load of things wrong there.

Clean up your house before jumping in mine and trashing it.'

The asker of that question was making a point that Bush doesnt take the war seriously. Are Americans touchy to outside views? Even if they are do you not think its a bit rediculous considering Bush is the leader of the worlds super power, his actions will affect everyone whether your american or not.

Answer 1

I'm not touchy about any foreign comments. Actually the opposite is true for me because I have known quite a bit of ppl from other countries throughout my life. I have found that a lot of ppl from other countries have a whole lot more culture than we do here in the states and tend to be a lot more accepting of diversity.

Even some of the ppl I went to college with in engineering school who were from Iran, Iraq, India, China and Turkey, were more open-minded than most Americans. (eng. school tends to have a lot of foreigners btw)

I also don't blame anybody for having an opinion of a country that constantly sticks its nose in other countries' affairs.

Answer 2

I'm not touchy, although I believe that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. People have a right to their opinions but there is such a thing as good manners. Many of the comments made by those outside of America are just plain insulting and often untrue. Constructive criticism is one thing....venting your hatred toward my country will get an unfriendly response. I might have some criticisms about other countries or their governments but I always ask myself what good would be accomplished by voicing them. I happen to believe that our president made the right move to invade Iraq. There may be room for intelligent debate, but I do get a bit miffed when people in this country or any other make ignorant comments about the man. Not only is it unfair but it shows a lack of respect to the president and to this country when coming from a foreigner.

Answer 3

It is likely that an American is on the defensive if talking about politics in the U.S. simply because a lot of the more outspoken foreigners (to us) are against the U.S. They might also think you know less about the subject because of your physical distance from the situation despite being able to know about it through the internet or other means. It isn't that Americans are touchy about the U.S. as much as it is Americans being touchy about criticism from overseas (or across the boarder as the case may be).

Answer 4

I think Americans get defensive when they feel like they are being faulted for what the President does. A lot of the questions on here begin 'Why do Americans...' - and continue on to criticize something the government is doing. No one likes to feel categorized or like they're being held responsible for someone else's actions. Yes, I think anyone has the right to discuss American politics (as long as they're informed), but I think it needs to be about the issues and not finding someone to blame.

Answer 5

Sure are. I spent a semester of college in Germany in 1985 and had to sit and listen to psuedo intellectual Germans tell me how bad Reagan and America were. And they lectured me continually about all the things America should be doing for the world.

Well color me bad, but my response was that Germans of all nations, just needed to sit down and be quiet until their own atonement for the greatest sins of the 20th century have passed.

I think on a forum like this, the view of foreigners should be welcomed, but don't be offended if we really don't care what you have to say.

Answer 6

Yes Americans are very touchy about it. And if you have a different opinion your either liberal or communist to them for having an opinion sadly. Just because one doesn't agree with Bush foreign policy doesn't mean it anti American it just that particular policy he or she may not agree with.

Answer 7

Americans are embarrassed as hell that they were the last ones to know about the 911 destruction by their own government.They are just starting to wake up to the fact that America has one of the poorest education system in the world by design.They are finally realizing that their mainstream media is run by the Zionists and has been lying to them since the beginning.They are finding that their television shows and commercials are full of subliminal messages from the Nazis in the White house,so yes I think they are a little touchy about being so patriotic and defending a Nazi Fascist piece of crap president.

Answer 8

I'm thinking US citizens know what is being done to their citizenships as they see their lifetime's work to have "the American Dream" being taken from them in the globalization agenda of NAFTA and NASCO. This is making many US citizen's feel like they have worked all their lives to be taken advantage of by losing retirements, insurance companies defaulting, what seems to be the dis-manteling of America as a nation with certain rights of citizenship, etc.
Then they are sentitive to people in other countries "gloating" over the hardships we must now face. It should be over by 2012.

Answer 9

Well said! No, I don't think that American's are touchy. Yahoo Answers respondents are a small subset of a smaller subset of Americans. . .it is not a truly representative group.

Answer 10

Some feel that it would be unpatriotic to bash the president of the U.S. with outsiders. Or to allow outsiders to bash him.

I think we do a pretty good job of Bashing Bush ourselves.