Why They Really Hate US

[madarab]

There's a branch of speculative fiction that goes back to "The Wizards of Oz" and Barsoom; where an American is somehow placed into a fantastical environment. Or course, they always thrived in this new environment (which always had some specific anti-American mores) and were victorious in the end because of their innate American values.

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[svanhild]

And just like you always have a nagging feeling of "Yes but" when reading Mary Sue, I think other countries are inherently suspicious of America because the image we like to project seems too good to be true.

[madarab]

Completely. If civilization ever collapses, I wonder if future historians will debate whether or not the United States actually existed or was just a "Fallen Golden Age" myth.