Why does the Bush admin hate America?

[raccoon]

They've run the economy into the ground, built the deficit into the stratosphere, started 2 dumbass unwinnable wars, let N-O drown.

Why do they hate America so much?

[leftofthedial]

1. they're still pissed that we took out Hitler

actually they don't hate anyone. they also don't love anyone--even each other. they just loves them some money and will do ANYTHING to get more of it.

[grasswire]

2. look to the teachings of Skull & Bones for the answer

Summed up, it is this: "In chaos, lies opportunity." And members of Skull & Bones have been schooled in the manufacture of chaos or foggery to cover over their deeds, which are essentially undemocratic in nature. Make a mess, ruin a country, then buy the assets for pennies.

Chaos capitalism as seen in Iraq and New Orleans is the direct offshoot of this old elitist tactic.

[Cassandra]

3. Because we're a democracy...

and Bush wants a dictatorship.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. To quote Peter Bailey in "It's A Wonderful Life" in reference to Mr. Potter:

He hates anything that he can't own.

[ladjf]

5. It's not about hate. It's about greed, power, ego and ignorance.

[End Of The Road]

6. They DON'T hate America

They go to bed at night confident that they are doing the right thing. Boggles the mind, doesn't it?

I'm (very) far from being an expert on political theory, but I'm pretty sure that they truly believed that they could easily turn Iraq into a democracy by felling Saddam. Why? Because they believe that "freedom" is the natural goal for all. It's a position based on ideals, not reality. I'm still astounded that they had no appreciation for the power of culture, cultural conflict. One only had to look at Yugoslavia after the end of Tito to figure that one out. But back to deposing Saddam -- they thought that by establishing democracy it would lead other nations in the mid-East to turn away from (militant) theocracy -- thereby making the U.S. safer from terrorism (not to mention facilitating our access to oil). It was doomed to fail from the start, it was incredibly naive and ripe for corruption, but it does explain why they went into Iraq with inadequate numbers of troops and without much of a plan for the post-Saddam era (because they didn't think either would be necessary).

Comparing the naive ideals regarding Iraq with the cruel and corrupt pragmatism of New Orleans astounds me further. Remember, the Republicans are supposed to be about small central government and free-market economy, so they were going to let the area take care of itself as much as possible. Had corruption not been so incredibly rife, it might have worked. Local established construction companies got back on their feet, ready to go to work to rebuild, but they couldn't get the info out of FEMA on how to bid the work. Hell, many complained that FEMA wouldn't even return their calls. The work went to FEMA cronies, out-of-area "storm chasers". (This is secondary overall, however, to the fact that so many of the affected residents of the area were poor, which means lazy and undeserving, to the elite.)

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. They LOVE America.

They've siphoned the economy into their wallets, left us with the bill, given the military/industrial complex a permanent profit situation, watched the poor colored folks lose their homes...and we're doing nothing to stop them.

They're having a GREAT time. I mean it.