Anti-anti-Americanism...

...and it's good to see. One always has the feeling that European anti-Americanism is hypocritical, somehow. But it can be hard to define exactly why. Problem solved, thanks to Claus Christian Malzahn in a recent article in Der Spiegel (in English). Money quote:

Anti-Americanism is hypocrisy at its finest. You can spend your evening catching the latest episode of "24" and then complain about Guantanamo the next morning. You can claim that the Americans have themselves to blame for terrorism, while at the same time calling for tougher restrictions on Muslim immigration to Germany. You can call the American president a mass murderer and book a flight to New York the next day. You can lament the average American's supposed lack of culture and savvy and meanwhile send off for the documents for the Green Card lottery.