> I promise you it's not hordes of people saying "WE WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA" everywhere you go.
Of course not. But like everywhere else it's full of people who see no problem using force abroad to further their own prosperity. The difference between Americans and Chinese is that Americans are in a much better position to do so.
> Can you please explain why "I want to live in a world where the U.S. has the upper hand in it, not China"?
Because China would be a far less benevolent world hegemon than the U.S. Because being a citizen of the dominant world power is, all else equal, better than being a citizen of a country that lives in the shadow of that power?
> I find it odd that many Americans tend to adopt this Us vs. Them mentality.
There has never been, in the history of the world, any sane population that thought: "gee, wouldn't it be great if some other country had military dominion over ours?" Now, most people have to resign themselves to that state of affairs, but Americans do not, which makes them particularly conscious of the fact that they do in fact enjoy many benefits from their place in the world.
> Because China would be a far less benevolent world hegemon than the U.S.
There are nearly a million Iraqi dead, killed in a war George W. Bush intentionally started, based on evidence he personally knew to be false.
> gee, wouldn't it be great if some other country had military dominion over ours?
You know, I rarely dream of military dominion over Denmark, or subjugation by. Maybe it's the civilization speaking.
The USA is a walking embodiment of a stereotypical second-amendment nut - "I need my gun in case someone else has a gun!". Better get two!
> most people have to resign themselves to that state of affairs, but Americans do not
You're trolling, right?
Because Switzerland is the example of a country that said "Don't tread on me".
The USA on the other hand has waged war on and committed horrible atrocities against its neighbors constantly. Quick, name two countries whose democratic government you haven't destroyed. (No seriously, you've destroyed many (ten? more?) peaceful democracies and attacked other countries for not being democracies.)
The USA is the bully. More than the bully, the murderers. The looters.
And you seem to have elected yourself their chief spokesman. What gives?
Of course not. But like everywhere else it's full of people who see no problem using force abroad to further their own prosperity. The difference between Americans and Chinese is that Americans are in a much better position to do so.
> Can you please explain why "I want to live in a world where the U.S. has the upper hand in it, not China"?
Because China would be a far less benevolent world hegemon than the U.S. Because being a citizen of the dominant world power is, all else equal, better than being a citizen of a country that lives in the shadow of that power?
> I find it odd that many Americans tend to adopt this Us vs. Them mentality.
There has never been, in the history of the world, any sane population that thought: "gee, wouldn't it be great if some other country had military dominion over ours?" Now, most people have to resign themselves to that state of affairs, but Americans do not, which makes them particularly conscious of the fact that they do in fact enjoy many benefits from their place in the world.