This article doesn't prove that any of the animosity is new. It mentions a spike of people who think it may happen, but I strongly doubt that is actually grounded in reality.
rdtsc · 4h ago
Exactly. I was going to say the same thing:
> Over half of Americans reported they felt that U.S. travelers would be less welcome in other
So instead showing any animosity it's an article about a feeling about a hypothetical scenario.
It's the perfect example of pumping out anxiety and outrage and you look underneath and it's not based on anything specific.
BrandoElFollito · 4h ago
Pffff, there is no animosity. We may have animosity towards Trump or some political moves. Not towards people.
The holiday season is obviously coming, with its share of articles written by the intern who has to checkmark his internship.
birn559 · 58m ago
Well, a lot of people voted Trump into power, again. Those people are the problem. However, that's no reason to show animosity against random tourists.
blargthorwars · 4h ago
This article is bullshit sensationalism with a side effect of keeping people apart from other people.
I suspect that there's 1% of the population that vehemently hates me because I'm MAGA. But 99% of the people in the world love others and will look past my failure to reach out and converse with me.
Don't let fear keep you from meeting other people.
captain_coffee · 4h ago
believe me a LOT more than 1% of people hate you if you indeed are MAGA, don't fool yourself
blargthorwars · 3h ago
I suppose it depends on what you mean by 'hate'.
I prefer not to let the pathologically online people fool me into hating my fellow humans.
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mensetmanusman · 2h ago
“In my bubble”
arunabha · 35m ago
Out of curiosity, what about the MAGA philosophy appeals to you? And how would you rate the Trump administration so far?
birn559 · 54m ago
Hate is the wrong word. "Despise" might be a better fit for many. At least in Europe I would think that might be true for the majority of people to some degree. However, that's no reason for bad treatment of an individual.
rob_c · 4h ago
Isn't this largely projection about a minority with enough money to travel the globe every summer not liking the current set in charge?
As a non American happily living _not there_. When dealing with foreign tourists at the individual level, the politics of the white house aren't even close to the top of my mind
So don't worry, you're being a hypochondriac.
aikinai · 4h ago
Agree. I am American and I live overseas. I haven’t seen any change in how I’m treated.
Arnt · 4h ago
Let me guess, you don't wear a MAGA cap except maybe at halloween.
paul7986 · 4h ago
Was in Amsterdam, Berlin and Reykjavik in April for 9 days. Only thing that bothered me was running into people who wanted to talk Trump.. good or bad. I love talking to folks while traveling Europe or wherever just not having to talk about politics. I'm on vacation for fun and politics is buzzkill to "fun!"
spacemadness · 4h ago
This happened while traveling with George W. Bush in office. It got old quick but it’s perfectly understandable to want to talk about.
jacknews · 4h ago
This is BS.
American tourists are reviled because they are loud and pushy.
And neurotic.
lol, only joking.
comrade1234 · 4h ago
Canadian flag pin on my backpack. My girlfriend lives there too.
jimmaswell · 4h ago
If people want to treat me badly for where I live, why should I give them any tourist money? I'm perfectly comfortable in the US (and nobody has been like that in Canada either where I visit frequently). I'm certainly not going to suck up to them by pretending to be Canadian.
birn559 · 45m ago
I am still wondering what the general outcome will be of the new isolationist politics of the US. The world will keep moving on, with the US as a global power and without it. I fear the world will be worse when the US stops being a global power, but we will see (the US itself will obviously be worse off, though).
> Over half of Americans reported they felt that U.S. travelers would be less welcome in other
So instead showing any animosity it's an article about a feeling about a hypothetical scenario.
It's the perfect example of pumping out anxiety and outrage and you look underneath and it's not based on anything specific.
The holiday season is obviously coming, with its share of articles written by the intern who has to checkmark his internship.
I suspect that there's 1% of the population that vehemently hates me because I'm MAGA. But 99% of the people in the world love others and will look past my failure to reach out and converse with me.
Don't let fear keep you from meeting other people.
I prefer not to let the pathologically online people fool me into hating my fellow humans.
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As a non American happily living _not there_. When dealing with foreign tourists at the individual level, the politics of the white house aren't even close to the top of my mind So don't worry, you're being a hypochondriac.
American tourists are reviled because they are loud and pushy.
And neurotic.
lol, only joking.