[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 3 points -1 points 2 points (+2|-3) ago
A likely sign of your own anti-Americanism.
[–] KosherHiveKicker ago
... or a overt indication of your "Israel First" ideology.
I doubt you can even admit that you intentionally omitted any classification option for Jews to be Anti-American.
[–] 12224934? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Russophiles -
Putin lovers who blame the US for various things. Syria, the refugee crisis, NATO moving east, Ukraine, etc.
The NATO/EU push to the east up to Russia's border is actually a factual observation, and a huge part for the tense relations to Moscow. Moscow isn't without blame either (such as in the Ukraine annexion), but two are playing this game.
I am more concerned with those who view Putin as some sort of saviour of Occidental culture against Islam and leftism, and RT as his selfless contribution to enlighten those outside of his protective mantle. - Putin is not a good guy to wish for as a ruler, and every word RT sends out is carefully crafted to manipulate its readers and viewers into actions and opinions favourable for Russia's plans. At best, he happens to share some enemies with some of the Western right-wing some of the time.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
NATO moving east is indeed a fact. Russophiles both see it as necessarily bad and usually include the dubious contention that the US promised Russia it wouldn't move east.
One could argue NATO moving east was bad policy. It arguably is not in America's national interests to defend Estonia. But Russophiles view it as an inherently hostile act toward Russia - as if these states in the east have no legitimate concern to fear Russia. They also typically ignore the role of these states wanting NATO membership and just blame the US.
I agree with your view of the savior complex though.
Among both neo-Nazi and Russophile types there is also a strong tendency to scapegoat the US. It's almost as if they think European immigration policy is made in Washington for example. This extends to things like the US troop presence in Europe and somewhat more substantial complaints like American cultural influence in the realm of things like hip hop. I'm unsure if this stuff is more common among the European far right or American. I've observed it on both sides of the Atlantic.
[–] 12225328? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I have said it before, but I think it would have been smarter to leave the corridor of countries bordering Russia from Finland to Ukraine as mutually assured neutral buffers. That would have left Russia less encroached, and still give a solid, justifiable reason to slap Russia's hand if it overextends.
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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
I think it is pretty implicit in things like siding with hostile foreign powers and wanting to break the country up. Those are particularly radical things that verge toward treason or severely impacting US national security. A bit different from speaking out against a tax hike or summat.
[–] KosherHiveKicker ago (edited ago)
What about Zionist-Jews who falsely frame American foreign policy-national interests as aligned with that of Israel's?
Where is your classification for that subset of Anti-Americans?
Starting a war with Iran, Syria, and Russia over Israel's land and resource theft is hardly in the interests of non-Jewish, everyday Americans.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Those kinds of neo-con Jews are less anti-American than they are vulnerable to the charge of dual-loyalty. They aren't hostile to the US. They are unduly sensitive to Israel's interests.
You could arguably have charged Pres. Wilson with similar questionable motives in WW1. Though Germans in this country were the same way in the other direction. What I can say is that Germans and Jews didn't found this country.
This is another indicator as to why ethnocultural background matters.
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[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
I don't favor a right-wing dictatorship. What I do believe is that it is preferable to a permanent Democratic one party regime. That regime would include severe gun control and involve an immigration problem likely to intensify pressure on American culture such as reverence for the Founding Fathers. So, I'd argue, a right-wing dictatorship would be less anti-American than the alternative there. But there are a number of different options. What I think isn't even important here. History is moving in my direction basically.
I simply disagree that disliking blacks can be deemed anti-American. I don't think even liberals would claim that. They'd even say racism is ingrained in America's DNA. At most they might say it is un-American. The dominance of that position is a post-Civil Rights social revolutionary position though. For a far longer time my side called the views they hold un-American.
[–] TheRealMaestro ago
I consider myself anti-American inasmuch as I become annoyed whenever I find her popular culture and vocabulary drifting into other places. I am happy to talk about computers and babies here, though I must insist I discuss Rechner und Säuglinge. It is rather a general preference for linguistic and cultural integrity than anything against Washington specifically, though the degree and spread of American influence in recent decades accentuates the point.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago (edited ago)
Probably a reasonable complaint. Not really a form of the radical ideology I have in mind though. An Australian I know dislikes American burger joints supplanting homegrown places for example. So he's oppressed with cheaper American hamburgers.
Trying to stop the encroachment of the English language is difficult. Special measures should be taken if one wishes to preserve one's own language as needed. Even Quebec does this.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 4 points -1 points 3 points (+3|-4) ago
There are a few other categories I could add. One is virulent anti-government types. Though there is much overlap between them and some of the ones I listed. These are the types that along with often siding with hostile foreign powers will sometimes also want to see the US government bankrupted, destroyed, or otherwise oppose critical policies, usually in the foreign affairs theater. They'll often do this with unconvincing pleas that the government is not the country - as if the federal government is not part of the United States.
[–] ColonialCandle 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
http://www.startribune.com/fbi-says-alleged-minnesota-mosque-bomber-tried-to-build-a-militia-in-rural-illinois/477182203/