Anti Americanism has existed for longer than you think !

forever tapping the sign

I read it when it was originally published, still true.

Perfection 😞

Sadly timeless

Is this just an weekly article now?

Probably the greatest Onion piece of all time.

Hatred for Americans feeds the military industrial complex, planting seeds of hate is good business for them

Yes it will.

Yes, and this is going to affect the price of oil. oil is going to go up dramatically to produce anything you need energy. Brace yourself for a time when we’re wishing we had only the inflation of the Biden administration.

Because of Trump, the world is already anti-American. He is viewed as a dangerous moron.

mate, it did not start with trump

Of course not. But you need a capable leader in charge, not a twit. On Palestine. Britain, France, and the US, aided by corrupt Middle Eastern monarchs, stated this mess through the support of Zionists and oil cartels. Everything the UK colonised was left in an unruly mess.

Its consistently perplexing to me that no matter how much of the middle east we blow up, terrorists keep coming out. Its almost like us consistently leveling their lives pisses them off or something!

More like "this war will destabilize the entire mideast region and set off a global shockwave of anti-americanism" vs "☢️💣👊🇺🇸"

You can just republish this every five years or so

Yep. They already do that much more often with this story. Equally depressing. The latest one was less than a month ago. theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...

That one's got a Wikipedia page, even: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27No_W...

I checked the date to see which decade this was from

Me too.

I realize it's The Onion but I wouldn't be surprised.

Is this going to be like the "no way to prevent this from happening" thing where you keep having to copy and paste it

People who've only seen the headline should really read the copy. Arguably the most concise and prophetic anti-war op-ed from that era. And we're doing it all over again. theonion.com/this-war-wil...

The counterpoint was an excellent summation of the stupidity we were (and are) up against

The mediocre fathead of the oughts has curdled into the lunatic extremist of today; it's not a coincidence that the picture they chose looks a lot like Mike Lee.

The counterpoint is what I remember from when it first ran; the point was so clear, it made denouncing it all the more absurd.

Universal healthcare < eternal war

I mean if poor people need it, some rich asshole won’t want them to have it. And there’s a party full of those assholes.

two, actually.

The Libertarian Party and the Republican Party.

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Except it didn’t happen QUITE like that. Close enough, though.

For what little it's worth, if Israel gets their way there won't be very many orphans to some day seek vengeance, because they'll also be dead. That being said, this could also be the war that breaks Israeli dominance in the Middle East, so who the fuck knows who's the most screwed this time.

There's millions of Palestinians outside Israel watching their relatives getting slaughtered while the West kills anybody trying to stop it.

Exactly. We just keep creating the next generation of extremists. Over and over and over.

Damn. Applies strongly to Israel/Hamas as well

The Onion's writers are really something special

Omg this is so good

It really fucks me up that a 20 year old “journos say the darnedest things” bit now reads like serious partisan messaging.

"Yup!!" - Raytheon

As the Hippo would say This is how you get Hamas 2

Seriously the most important IP you bought in the whole damn deal

I hate to be the what about guy, but Russia gas dropped thousands of Iranian bombs on Ukraine

It's like there's very little difference between Russia and the US except the Russians are attacking white people.

And similarly whenever that war ends we'll be dealing with a lot of hatred and extralegal violence in the aftermath.

I remember when it was first published, reading it from an Onion out of one of the boxes around NYC. Definitely still exactly right.

soft power we had that worked vs now the world hates us

Is this Time magazine? 👀 lmao The Onion is now doing better journalism then 99% of the msm 😂

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I think about this piece all the time. Wish it wasn't so endlessly relevant.

No we aren’t

Speaking of y'all being prophetic: theonion.com/after-obama-...

Nah, it was an orange one.

That Onion op-ed wasn’t satire—it was prophecy. “A million bin Ladens will bloom.” And here we are again—scripting rage, seeding vengeance, calling it strategy. This isn’t just ignorance. It’s The Rapture Machine at work: turning grief into fuel, war into worship, apocalypse into policy.

Nah, just give them someone else to victimize, as the west did for the jews after the Holocaust, and all will be fine and dandy

I'm not sure if this counts as prophecy since it's a copy-paste of the RNC platform, but it changed the way I thought about media at a formative age. theonion.com/bush-our-lon...

I often think about this one, which made the same point more succinctly. theonion.com/new-bomb-cap...

This was the one that got me too.

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Been thinking a lot recently about how young the USA is, & how little time 250 years is to learn from history. Not saying anyone else has learnt much either, but they don't seem to get the long game, nor how deep and long the wounds of history scar.

You'd think we could learn from the British, but its not like they've learned shit either.

Totally agree. In nearly 1000 years now, not that much has changed. Wasn't pointing a finger out of any sense of superiority; was clear no-one else had learnt much either.

I know. Honestly I think we learned a lot from the British, it's just that the lessons were things like "be objectively terrible but have a great PR game"

Brutal…

True as this may be, you'll forgive me if I'm antsy about any future takes from The Onion on The Middle East when they have/had someone on their payroll who gaslit the two people who were murdered in Washington DC by an Antisemitic asshole. I don't know he's still employed, but...

And by the way, I say this as someone who's Jewish and has had to deal with the world not taking the rise in Antisemitic incident seriously. The Onion owes us an apology.

I am antsy about takes from someone wearing what is clearly a tanuki suit but claiming to be a raccoon.

It's a reference to something from over a decade ago.

I spent my college years writing for and then running a tiny satire paper at my school. This exact piece was one that that I constantly came back to when trying to nail down the tone I wanted to approach complicated topics with. Just an all-time great.

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Wow. Murdering someone's whole friends and family in a genocide doesn't actually turn them to your side?

This is exactly what it feels like to be speaking to someone who thinks Donald Trump is doing a great job right now

You can't fool me that's just Glenn Greenwald

I'm beyond caring about the middle east. It never oce asked me how it affected me, why should I care now? Don't believe all those lies, darling just believe your eyes, and you'll be better of in the end.

Bing-fuckin'-go. Pasted the pic because I'm lazy.

How do you feel about 9/11?

I'm a bit of a conspiracy buff. Do I think the towers were taken down by two planes, not sure, but I believe American politicians were involved, including Bush And Cheney. Oil and greed were the main reasons. You know, they identified people by slivers from nails, but not one piece of any black box.

you should care that your tax dollars are being used to murder people. That you don't is the problem.

How do you know that I don't care? It's something every government has done, and nobody seems that interested in stopping it, do they. You tell me what you've done to put a stop to it.

Literally the first sentence of your post is "I'm beyond caring" which means "I don't care", it doesn't mean "I care heaps".

I'm sorry, but I can't even remember the post you're talking about. I comment on about 80 or 90 a day. If you have it, please show me, so I can remember what I was talking about.

Hey it never has before unless you count all those other times that like nuh uh

Mid July

I think about this one a lot.

Beyond parody

This is the one that really fried my ass 🤬 His little bullshit sign in front of OUR congress! Screaming hid demands at us🖕🏼💯

I mean. I was an adult the first time we played this game, don’t other people remember this, too?

Americans are morons... Like, yrs, Republicans spent hundreds of billions on a war in Iraq over completely false pretenses and deregulated the financial industry causing the economic collapse in 2007. But they'll be better for the economy this time.

The world is sick of Iran

You know one of the funniest things about the BBC’s Sherlock show? Despite being set over a hundred years after the original stories, Watson is STILL injured fighting in Afghanistan. Anyway, love western countries blowing up the Middle East and thinking there won’t be consequences this time.

Did you know the first place the British army was sent on WW1 was Iraq

The more things change, the more they stay the same…

Shouldn't this be not the onion?

Donald Trump has left the USA open to terrorist attacks and attacks within the country.

BushCo opened this Pandora's box.

Read parts 1 and 2!!! Not a joke!!! open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

On point as usual.

We'll totally be greated as liberators.

Oh, they are reusing headlines.

#NoKings debrief now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECEb...

yeah, that's like saying that rain cloud's gonna cause it to rain in the middle of this rain storm.

Evergreen.

Thank you for making me laugh out loud at 7am

We are making enemies faster than we can kill them.

A true classic

The Persians gave us the maths we still use. They have given us space. They have given us a way to outlast our very sun. Ps to maga and company Persians are Iranians. These are people with a rich and vibrant history. Don’t hate the people. Hate the politicians. We need a new system. World wide.

They also gave us refrigerators, philosophers, monotheistic religions, and were the first empire to embrace multiculturalism and denounce slavery. They enabled the Jews to return to their homeland, helped rebuild their holy temple, and created the first human rights document (the Cyrus Cylinder).

Exactly. Don't hate the people.

wait what's with the updated date; I thought this was originally from 2003

That’s not the publication date of the article. It’s today’s date next to today’s weather.

oh ok, that makes sense

When the fake journalism is so fresh it still hits the same 22 years later

In today’s version the counterpoint would be “lol that’s based”

Also the guy with the long hair and nerd glasses is giving the counterpoint

When will people "get it" that there are never "winners" in a war save for the crapitalists

I'm kinda in the "no it won't", though the boat is more it "no, it can't get worse"

I’m already anti-American - with just cause.

Damn, I miss the good ol’ days of “Pet me!” [duckling] vs. “No, pet me!” [kitten]

We are going to see the price of oil increase. cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/06/prot...

I remember when the onion was satire.

At least our global standing is at an all time high and we can count on the full throated support of our allies.

*laughs in Canadian*

Do y'all realize how little that narrows things down?

I’m firmly in the nuh-uh camp

Trump and his base are itching for war—so guess what? We’re probably getting one! bsky.app/profile/stop...

It’s 2005 again. Katrina must be just around the corner.

My fucking god, even motherfucking Tucker fucking Carlson is against it.

Good news, everyone e - you're already enduring a global shockwave of anti-Americanism. How much worse can it get?

JFC🙄

Good ol' False Dichotomy. Yeah good point.

This war: Iraq 2003 This war: Iraq-Kuwait 1990 This war... ♾️

It's always the fucking Republicans

Attacking Palestine, attacking Iran, attacking Ukraine—this is the preamble to World War III.

LOL. Gales of cynical laughter as always. :)

This is how the bipolar politics of America sound like, regardless of political party. "They will destroy America!" "No, THEY will destroy America!" Except recently, when one party has taken extraordinary steps to beat down all opposition.

The Onion started out as satire and now it’s just the only honest news source we have left

Wonder how many more times we'll have to dust this one off in my lifetime

What if “Tomorrowland” is real and the “Monitor” gateway for filling everyone’s head with dreck is Fox News?

I feel like I’ve seen this headline before.

Look at the spending on the military on the BBB. Going to war was always his plan before he got elected. During war he can suspend elections,also part of the BBB!

Could your publication be LESS PROPHETIC for like TEN MINUTES?

The sad thing is that this is from 2003

We were protesting then, too.

This is what counts as a joke for them now.

Even the Star Wars movies of the era saw this coming. It’s a low blow when George Lucas can nail it from two decades away.

The real salt in the wound is that it's just been a series of Vietnam War like conflicts every decade or so which is what the FIRST Star Wars was about. George W's war was just a remake. Americans have learned NOTHING as a society since the 1970s. We are The Empire. youtu.be/fv9Jq_mCJEo

In physics, there is the principle that matter is balanced by antimatter. In politics, it’s a little different: matter is balanced by doesn’t matter.

Finally a rational person!

deja vu all over again

What if some new technical untraceable, almost, remote count could erase some of Kamala's votes in certain swing state areas? See if this article makes any sense, please. bsky.app/profile/julz.... What do you think if Elon knew almost 6 hours early?

See also on YouTube videos from Election Truth Alliance. Votes changed but kept under what would trigger a recount. Why aren't dems looking into this??? If true we will lose every future election.

Because Dems mega donors don't care if they win or loose they just pay en to make sure they don't do anything too progressive. So they literally don't care.

Isn't this just a left version of "stop the steal"? The frustrating truth is day in democracy, sometimes voters make really bad decisions, without the need for any kind of shady conspiracy.

Sure ... that is the simple and typical thing I thought also. I'm learning programming and discovering a new way because of StarLink systems ... mind boggling stuff. Read into the article for a better explanation of how the count could have been manipulated. see if it makes sense, please

exactly what I'm digging up .... seems to have actual truth behind it but I seem to be the only one digging after it. Am I wrong?

I expect there's a lot of digging happening, and hopefully by people who know how to build a case. Most of us are probably constrained by having lost friends, family, or colleagues to wild conspiracy theories; we're afraid to believe until we have super solid proof. At least that's where I am.

It's just that from where I sit it doesn't seem like anyone is doing anything. I want to be wrong!!!!

acquiesce ... they did. No support for this. Have to do it on our own.

Perfect ... all I ask is see the whole explanation of how the technology works and make your fair assessment. Most will only look at the headline and disregard as junk. As I learn more of StarLink programming I believe we are on the right track now investigating.

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"ballotproof" is the AI designed by these 4 geniuses that was intended to throw out certain ballots ... see more here video link below of their sales pitch of this new program youtu.be/bl4Aiscu6hk?...

The stupidity

Is it just me or is this spot on though? Like I know it's supposed to be satirical, but at this point...... Is he getting his prompts from The Onion? lol

Trump already has that honour.....imo America went down when they failed to arrest Trump for treason on Jan 6, then voted him president....that was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.

Ah the unfortunate classics

boy i sure wish you weren't getting as much mileage out of this fucking headline as you have been for basically my entire life

Classic

Aren't you in favor of war with Iran?

You seem to have me confused with the fascists you and your pals didn't think it was important to vote against.

No, I had you confused with a Nakba denier (or enjoyer idk) who thinks Iran is behind Hamas' October 7th attack. I guess you don't think that's justification for Israel attacking the country, or maybe it's the US you think shouldn't help their good ME ally?

Democrats nominated two candidates, back to back, who cheered and supported the invasion of Iraq. The first lost to Trump in 2016. The second beat Trump in 2020 & started a genocide. When we demanded cease fire, you were shushing us. You might think you’re different from republicans, but you aren’t.

Lol.

I see you decided to play one of the roles from the screenshot. I think you really nailed the character!

Yes, the “fuck you!” part especially.

I'd expect nothing less 😉

> Matt Yglesias follower

Oh, I am in fact saying “fuck you!” to your argument. Biden was worse than Trump 1.0. The fact Trump 2.0 is worse than Biden isn’t reason to rehabilitate Biden’s genocidal image. It’s a reason to reflect on how we got here. But BlueMAGA is incapable of reflection. I’m sure you want Kamala 2028!

I really dont like biden or the 3/4 ass sentiments of the dems, but this take requires some explanation to not be garbäge

Which part exactly? If you mean why Biden is worse than Trump 1.0, it’s right there. He started a genocide. And there is nothing worse a President could have done. Trump 2.0 is worse than Biden because he’s doing a genocide abroad plus fascism at home.

So what did biden do different than previous presidents? Palestinian suppression has been a decades long process. Biden might be more willing to back israel now a days, trump was know for making the point to be more pro israel before bibi started making his job harder.

Biden provided all the weapon and money to massacre people in Gaza. He was helping the mass starvation of people. Which previous president looked at an ongoing genocide and lied to congress to continue facilitating the genocide? Here is what even Biden’s own Gestapo is admitting NOW:

Good for Biden.

“Backing Isreal” is one thing. Helping Isreal commit a genocide knowing all well it is committing a genocide is quite another level of evil and criminal. Not to mention that is partly why we got Trump 2.0 (genocide with a side of fascism and authoritarianism)

Vietnam? Actions in Latin America? Not per se a genocide, but mass deaths of people in other countries perpetuated by the USA? Gaza is not the first terrible thing America has ever done.

And I should add, I am a fan of what America aspires to be, and I haven't lost hope in well-regulated capitalism. But little of my identity is vested in any given ideology.

Two parties who don't listen to you are not necessarily the same. That isn't the only salient characteristic of a political party.

Sure, two evils are not evil to the same degree. My point is that the people who ask one of the evil parties to “please be less evil” are not the bad guys. Rhetorical: why do “parties who don’t listen” expect (demand even!) the people they ignore to help them win an election?

And maybe your primary issue is a “well regulated capitalism”, but some of us care more about survival and human life than capitalism. Your or the party’s primary concern doesn’t trump our primary concern. If you need our vote, address our primary concern. bsky.app/profile/amid...

Your primary concern should be results, not the adherence to the theory you think is best

It’s easy to sound like ChatGPT when your families are not under mountains of rubble. The last time we voted for the lesser of two evils the “result” was thousands of dead babies and a full on genocide.

Sound like ChatGPT? Give me a break. I'm just a writer FFS. Trump's regime will cause as many deaths worldwide as Netanyahu has in Israel. Advocate for results, not the false agency of someone endorsing your political cause.

That wasn’t a compliment on how well your sentences are conjugated. It was an observation on how heartless your msg sounded. But let me throw it back to you: what is the “result” you’re alluding to and how could the uncommitted movement have achieved those results?

The "uncommitted movement" could not achieve any result other than getting Yam Tits reëlected. "Vote for the not-fascist" should have been good enough. "Vote for the prosecutor not the criminal rapist" should have been. Trump already has a track record of death from his last term.

No, I think that in a diverse country of 300+ million people, a well-regulated capitalism has the best shot at ensuring survival and human life than any other system so far

You have cast yourself as the smug wrong asshole and your opponent as the voice of reason and morality that is ignored. Truly breathtaking.

Are you ok

No, but that's not important right now. The point is that, entirely independent of whether you are right or wrong, you suck at making memes.

"No," Good

there are Democrat senators and congressppl cheering Israel and asking for war against Iran.

www.trackaipac.com/congress Go nuts, I guess.

Pretty sure that Anti Americanism is already in full swing thanks to the gibbering orange lunatic & his magastupids.

Nuh huh

The global Shockwave of antiAmericanism was already set off by dijit.

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That's the goal of it all though. They want eternal war.

Hasn't tariffs caused a destabilization with The Entire World And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of anti-Americanism.

Truth

Some real "neener neener cocoa puff" energy out here.

This is the last war. People are opposed to war. Their hearts are rising up and demanding a stop to the carnage. We are all brothers and sisters. Killing another damages ourselves. Pray for peace. Collective intention has immense power. Thank you. God bless. bsky.app/profile/skyd...

Imho should have been “vs Nuh-Uh!”

Greatest onion article ever and I mean that

My personal favorite actually is the Point-Counterpoint on Humidity theonion.com/point-counte...

lol. I really do have a soft spot for the point/ counterpoints theonion.com/according-to...

I think about this one a lot.

There’s already a global wave of anti-Americanism

It's just a matter of time before we're greeted as liberators!

Fuck Amerikkka, the whole world is pleading for their downfall (glory to the chinese century)

Timeless.

Since we’re revisiting the classics, let’s not forget this profound thinking: theonion.com/no-blood-for...

The Onion, one of the few real ones.

Global shockwave of anti-USA resentment again and again. We don't like you, gringos, for a reason. It has not been for free.

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There is already a global shockwave of anti-Americanism being developed right here at home by our very own orange turd.

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This NEVER would have happened if Trump were preside….oh…

Ah, the classics.

Too late