In "Fashionable Anti-Amercanism," Dominic Hilton considers the villainous identity America has taken on by foreign countries. He discusses whether these countries are legitimately angry, or if they have a Freudian complex involving the fear to look look at themselves cynically and discontinue the blame towards America. There is strong focus on anti-Americanism being seen as fashionable and uneducated. Hilton questions whether it would matter what America did, because the discrimination would most likely continue. He uses examples, and quotes to demonstrate the irony of foreigners lack of condolence towards America.
But there is a contradiction here. Use of quotes by Rorty and incorporating them into the essay where they can have the greatest effect and provide the most understanding. The left of America is unpatriotic and very confrontational towards the original ideas of the nation. Heading towards multiculturalism, the left is trying to change the nation. So than why does Rorty say the left is important if it’s running against his beloved patriotism?
Dalton is afraid that Americans are blinded from reality because they are given false hope of achieving the American Dream. Despite Brooks and Daltons polar approaches in viewing the American Dream, the idea within both arguments can be similar. Brooks’ view of time differs from Dalton’s in which Brooks’ view of the American Dream is from the vantage point of the future, while Dalton is concerned with the issues in America today. Dalton believes that it is impossible to eventually reach the American Dream because of issues like racism and social class. He thinks that it is impossible to progress with the ideas of racism and social class, and that we can’t move forward until these issues are neutralized.
Despite his eagerness and desire to form connections with others, Changez ultimately struggles with the concept of loyalty. As a result of his betrayal of Pakistan, followed by his failed love affair with the “American Empire”, Hamid infers Changez’ inability to maintain his loyalties through his unreliable and flaky narration. Initially when Changez left Pakistan he did not think of it as a betrayal, but rather an opportunity to chase the ‘American Dream’. However following the events of September 11, Changez began to re-examine himself and where his loyalties should lie. Arriving in Manila Changez “expected to find a city like Lahore” but instead discovered that it was significantly more developed than Pakistan.
Asia, Europe, and the Middle East to name a few, regularly protest that America is too arrogant when talk of the USA is brought up. Europe feels the need to balance out American power, which is not a new response to the idea of America as the world's leader. In the eyes of these regions a multi-powered world is necessary to manage international affairs if only to keep America's arrogance under watchful eye. They are tired of America "speaking on behalf of the international community" because America is putting words in their mouths. A British diplomat once
A few of the Pakistan Citizens felt threatened and notified the US Special Forces right away that also knew. As they searched for him and found the compound where Bin laden was hiding, Barrack Obama did not want to spread the news until he was certain Bin Laden was deceased. They had made
Ignorance about Islam includes assuming mistakenly about: what the basic principles of Islam are? What does the religion stand for? Who are the followers of Islam and what do they believe in? Ignorance to these answers, similar to the previous questions, ultimately leads to false assumptions towards Muslims. By not understanding how a Muslims leads their life in accordance to their religion, allows people to think mistakenly about them especially as to what they hear around them towards Muslims.
In the example of Halliburton, the author accounts the many ways that the military is aided such as equipment, food, logistics, construction, etc. Of course, this outsource contracting comes at a cost to the military. Chatterjee tries to convey in his book that this cost is much too high. Throughout “Haliburton's Army,” many examples of greed and corruption are cited. By displaying this collection of extensive research, the author hopes to communicate to the reader that the efforts of Halliburton are deleterious in a multitude of ways, and that its contract with the military needs to be stopped.
American exceptionalism has continued to pan across the entire world with its cultural, socioeconomic and technological advances that has altered nearly every other society. The growing trends of transformational alterations to worldwide societies and governments have produced both delight for its beneficial effects even as distaste and hatred flowed from envy and ignorance. These nations and ethnic groups who have despised America’s efforts, twist the facts and policies of U.S intentions so that they could persist in distracting their citizens from the necessary social changes needed domestically. As growing anti-Americanism continues to shock the world, it is necessary to look within it to find the harmful effects it may have upon United States, and what America could do to counteract its growing insurgency. Understanding the growing anti-Americanism is imperative in finding the correct solution to the growth of American hate.
This new type of patriotism that plagued the lands¾infecting many¾brought us Americans some much needed unification¾but at the expense of living in fear, out-casting the ones whom stand out from the norm. Some call this an improvement, that we’re now on our toes at all times. However, I completely disagree. I’d like to present the facts to you as clearly as I possibly could. Due to the September 11 attacks, America has changed for the worse.