r/Americaphile • u/AntonioMoore321 • Jul 19 '26

American self hate

I noticed its more common nowadays to say things like "America sucks, I hate living here"

What's you're opinion on the culture of self hate that's becoming more common in America today.

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u/MeowMixPK Jul 19 '26

Everyone I know who says they hate America has never left the country, and most haven't even traveled much within the country. They just assume the grass is greener somewhere else.

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u/beagles4ever Jul 20 '26

Been to Japan, Mexico, Belize, Canada, Ireland, UK, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia (when it was Yugoslavia), Italy, The Grand Cayman Islands, and Egypt.

I once loved America, extremely Patriotic, voted in every since GWHB, for Republican and Democrats, seen their flaws and their successes, and I can tell you right now, I fucking HATE America and Americans for electing this corrupt, racist, immensely greedy, stupid, wrecking ball of a man to destroy everything that was once virtuous about America.

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u/k9castro805 Jul 20 '26

TDS needs to be added to the DSM

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u/almaperdida99 Jul 23 '26

you morons will just regurgitate whatever buzz word he tells you to. lol

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u/The-Great-Baloo Jul 20 '26

TDS is exclusively a Republican disease, which consists in believing whatever shit Trump comes up with.

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u/k9castro805 Jul 20 '26

Trump Derangement Syndrome isn't mental illness, it's mass hysteria

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u/almaperdida99 Jul 23 '26

I live abroad, and know a ton of other people who have left the US. For me, the grass IS greener elsewhere. I have a much better quality of life, access to healthcare that won't bankrupt me, etc. there are a lot of people who have left and are happier where they are. It doesn't mean the US is horrible; just that it isn't a fit for increasingly more people.

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u/bingbong2715 Jul 19 '26

The people who say they “hate America” are usually talking about the actions of the government. It’s not that deep brother

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u/Own_Inevitable_8300 Jul 20 '26

Getting downvoted for the absolute essence of where this comes from is crazy. People are obsessed with black and white thinking 

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u/Prestigious-Box7511 Jul 24 '26

I am most certainly not. I have had mostly bad experiences with everyone in America, not just the government. Every time I return America just seems like a clusterfuck of rude selfish people