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What does it mean?
External military actions cause more resentment toward the West than internal societal structures.
In plain terms
People hate us more for our wars than for our freedoms.
What can you take from it?
Foreign policy often drives anti-American sentiment more than domestic values.

Where it applies

  • policy analysis
  • international diplomacy
  • public discourse

Putting it to work

  • analyze public opinion
  • review foreign policy

Questions to consider

  • What drives opposition to a nation?
  • How does policy affect perception?

Another view

Domestic values can also generate ideological opposition abroad.

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