Week 12 - Anti-Americanism and society

For the final blog, I chose to look at views of Anti-Americanism and how these have affected society. I thought it would be interesting to adapt views on Fight Club to this issue, as the book can be seen as a form of Anti-Americanism in itself.
Anti-Americanism is very much an issue that affects the USA today, as there are always people who want to adapt their own views to that of their country, and often these views are not supported, leading to a hatred of their country. Then there are those who believe that the country has distanced itself so far from the founding traditions and morals that it is no longer the country it claims to be.
Images of Anti-Americanism often dominate politics and society, and they are often used as propaganda against the present leadership at how far they have changed the country to something people believe it shouldn't be. One example of this would be the war in Iraq, where many people believe that this was a mistake after the actions taken.
Fight Club is a good example of Anti-Americanism, as it can be seen as a method of people venting their frustration at their own life, and often society, and finding a way to take it out. The need for something to entice their boring everyday lives has now grown to the point that Fight Clubs have actually begun forming around the country. This is strange as the whole concept of Fight Club was that it wasn't a real entity. However, this does show how desperate some people have become in that sense.
The notion of a 'Fight Club' allows people to vent their frustration at their lives and indeed in some cases their country, showing the unrest that still lies in a country that supposedly offers 'every opportunity' to its public. It will be interesting to see whether issues such as these develop to a more high-scale, high-publicity level, and whether this will create unrest.

Ed

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