Quoted: This dude sounds like a douchebag.
The real reason is that Bush is neither an internationalist, nor a progressive socalist. This makes him a strange outsider (being a Texan makes it worse, and who can blame this thought ). We voted him in, so we are outsiders as well. They loved Clinton because in him they saw hope in us getting with 'the program', but their hopes were dashed with the election of Bush. This is the reality.
It's got nothing to do with fear, and everything to do with a status quo political system.
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I read a really good essay about anti-semitism in history throughout history, and the author reached the same conclusion you did about why the Europeans are so anti-American. Like the Jews who keep to themselves, do things their way, refuse to blend in, and worst of all; believe they've got a handle on the Truth, they've been hated throughout history. By the Romans, Greeks, Islamists, Europeans, and Christians.
It was hoped that Israel would solve the problem of anti-semitism but all that has happened is that Israel became the Jew of the international community. It doesn't do what Europe thinks it should do, etc.
The essay ends by saying something like "I am sure American readers find these attitudes familiar, and they stem from the same root". Just like you say, Driftpunch, Clinton and his lackeys were willing to go along with Europe's program and fantasies about international law superceding nation states, he was very worldly with no religious convictions, was much more comfortable talking about problems then actually facing them with action. So he was adored by Europe.
During the 1990's, Israel was willing to go along with Europe and entered into the Madrid and Oslo peace talks, which was Israel's unwitting the equivalent of having to wear a yellow star so the authorities wont give you trouble. Then in 2000-2001, the world really started to go against the US and Israel, and Europe is screeching again that we're not adopting their values, and directs a lot of hate towards us.
Frankly, I'm getting really sick of them. Here's the essay, "On Hating the Jews: The inextricable link between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Americanism"
www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110004310