[DyslexicAtheist]

not German so no idea, but pretty much how US is perceived literally anywhere outside the US including much of the English speaking world (there often the most because they have even more exposure culturally).

the reason why they feel threatened or resent the system might have to do with the US showing reducto ad absurdum what the ultimate conclusion of capitalism will be. Like a mirror that allows you to look into the future and it ain't pretty:

people without housing, no empathy for those worse off, lack of culture except the cult of making more money, most people stuck in several jobs without making ends meet, no functioning public transport, cults that celebrate billionaires and fake it until you make it culture (Theranos, WeChat, SV in general), a large proportion of the populace illiterate or in other ways too incompetent to vote for change, the ones that are able to vote do not have any choice other than a 2 party system which is the same sh1t but different color.

[gumballindie]

I can understand why some people may disagree with how things work in the us. And while there are pros and cons to it i think there’s a long road from a debate to teaching children in schools about “american propaganda”. That’s something adversarial countries do.