By in large, we (prior combat arms) find American civilians self-centered, entitled, do nothing, cry baby bi%$#es which we constantly want to kick in the face and remind that the world isn't as much "cupcakes and happy thoughts" as it is "hand grenades and genocide". We also tend to despise people back home because they assume that if they do not approve, it should be illegal and anyone who thinks otherwise is dumb/ evil. Most who I know agree that if the "average" U.S. citizen had to fight against the average citizen of a third world nation, they would get crushed.