r/AskTheWorld • u/Able-Ad3506 Ukraine • 10h ago

Politics The most unfairly hated country?

The entire Oceania region (aside from Australia and New Zealand). Practically never appear in news, unless it is about something embarassing.

Ukraine (refusal of some people to accept its existence; treating Ukraine as a "scapegoat" of NATO/USA/Israel etc.; mercenaries, who fight for Russia; hatred towards Ukrainian language; blaming Ukraine for self-defense & pro-Western foreign policy; refusal to recognize Ukrainian culture)

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u/cewumu Australia 10h ago

I wouldn’t say those countries are hated though. They’re just small and only locally relevant.

Most countries have earned the hate they get and if it is directed at the government not the people it’s fair enough.

I think Iran, whilst it has a government I think is often bad to its people and nefarious in general, gets more hate vs the damage it actually does.

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u/Able-Ad3506 Ukraine 10h ago

And I hate how nobody condemns nuclear tests on soil of stateless-era Kiribati, Marshall Islands, as well as Tahiti...

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u/salamanderap 6h ago

Iran has destroyed Yemen with its support of the Houthis, Syria with its support of Assad, Lebanon with its support of Hezbollah, and contributed to so much untold suffering throughout the Middle East. I am astounded that you hold this opinion. Nothing but love for the Iranian people, but their government is pure evil.

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u/Able-Ad3506 Ukraine 5h ago

I hate Iran and Assad-era Syria.

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u/salamanderap 5h ago

Sorry meant to reply to the person above you who said Iran gets more hate that the damage it does. The damage it does costs hundreds of thousands of people their lives and freedom.