I agree that there is a thin line between confidence and arrogance. When someone expresses an opinion like mine ("When America is united, we are almost invincible..."), it's up to them to examine what that means to both the person saying it and the people listening. For example, if someone were to say, "America is invincible, bitch" in a room of French people being served 'freedom fries', this would be construed as arrogant. If, however, one were to say, "When Americans can put their differences aside and work towards a common goal, they are very likely to succede", this would be construed as confidence.
Benito, do they hate me? Do they hate just any American citizen walking down the street? Or do they hate those Americans responsible for consolidating wealth using powerful multinational corporations that don't care abnout those they hurt? Or do they hate those Americans responsible for bomb after bomb falling on schools, hospitals, and civilian areas?
Having been to 12 countries in the past 24 months, and talking to a multitude of people about this very subject, I can say that many of the people who you put in the group of "world opinion" actually have no problems with me or the next guy from the US. It's those who do wrong and are selfish. There are people like that in every country, even yours. Judge us not for our 'evil doers'. Judge us for our common man. You might be surprised.
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