@c0kemusheen I think @Gamer_152 is right on point here. It's a deeper issue with how human beings in general stereotype and mischaracterize large swaths of people, be that by nationality, religion, race, sex, etc.
The nation-based hate is only more apparent to an American because they're just a particularly well-known and focused-on nationality in the world today. If every country was as equally put in the spotlight, people would probably equally hate every country, as this world is a generally messed up place. Yet, even mistreatment based on nationality is far lower than racial or gender mistreatment, as these kinds of things are universal. You'll find some places full of people fine with other nations, but you'd be hard pressed to find any significant grouping of people that didn't have -some- issue with people due to race, gender, or religion. That isn't to say that abuse of people purely due to nationality isn't an issue, but it's only a small part of much larger issues in the very fabric of humanity which divide and mistreat individuals based on constructed assumptions.
It's things like this which we simply have to push through. We all face them on some level. The best we can do is attempt to be a honest, considerate person. If people recognize it and change their prejudices, then great, and if people don't recognize it and maintain their prejudices, then so be it. You can control nothing in this world but who you are. So, if you see prejudice, be a good man, and if you don't see prejudice, be a good man. If you're fortunate, people will be receptive to you; if not, then you're still someone you can be proud to be. And we always need more people like that.
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