what is anti-americanism anyway?

Question

I mean you have a country FOUNDED on the principle that best government is empowered by having people to critisize their government and influence decisions they disagree with.

Then when people do, some other people get lazy in arguing with them and simply dismiss them as being anti-american.

Somebody should have told Thomas Jefferson and the rest they were anti-american by coming up with these ideas in the first place.

By the way, I've NEVER heard anybody called anti-american for critisizing Clinton.

Love to see a reference to that.

Answer 1

Criticizing America isn't anti American. Hating America is.

Answer 2

I agree. It is our duty, as Americans, to question the questionable policies of our government. There does seem to be a rushed label being applied to all that are against the war and our current administration. Personally, I believe that if you are not raising an eyebrow to what our government is doing, then you are either misinformed or willfully ignorant.

Answer 3

Some people think anti-american means anti-current president.

Answer 4

It's much like those people who criticized President Clinton were called "Anti-American".

It goes both ways.

Answer 5

In our country if you speak against this President or don't fall in love with him like most Americans who are STILL clueless, you're pretty much considered "Anti-American".

Answer 6

it means they hate america an the american people

Answer 7

.....united we stand, divided we fall.....