One of the segments was taped in Indonesia. Those being interviewed were college students. They roundly criticized the policies of the United States regarding the Arab states and Israel. (One needs to remember always that this is a vital area to Muslims, who will feel no less entitled to personal input than Roman Catholics felt concerning the Italian government's position toward the Vatican 150 years ago.)

When asked about their personal futures, with voices full of hope, they expressed the desire to study in America. :)

I think you may find that the tendency to hate America is more ambivalent in the wider world than the work of some highly focused, highly motivated, highly partisan people would have us believe. That might be because we ourselves are maddeningly inconsistent. Just when we do something that inspires hate, we turn around and do something else that doesn't.

One thing is certain, though: a nation composed of refugees and the children and grandchildren of refugees, political, religious and economic, has a hard time sitting on its hands when the suffering of others becomes plain to its people. This is more than the leadership acting on the behalf of the people; this is the raw voice of the people compelling the leadership to act, and the leadership having the sense to listen.