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I think, or better put, I would like to believe the US has the best intentions regarding global affairs, but the "You're with us or against us" stigma is arrogant and disrespectful QUOTE]
I feel like this is a fairly accurate starting point as far as a reason goes, but it is much more complex than this. Truthfully, there are two sets of people who "like us or hate us," the political administration and the actual population of these countries. I have friends who live all over the world, from France, to West Africa to Singapore and they almost universally report that there is rather significant anti-American sentiment wherever they go. Granted there are some bad apples... yada, yada, but there are countless stories of people having to pose as Canadians to avoid harassmant when abroad. As far as the political administrations liking or hating us, it seems whether someone "likes us or hates us" is fairly proportional to what they are getting from us. There are people who point to this fact as an indicator that America is right and other countries just have "sour grapes" over us not helping them, but really it is sad that we are not well regarded by neutral countries. Having to constantly buy allegiance is no way to go through life.
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