> I'm not American, but the Americanophobia present here and the schadenfreude towards bad things happening in the US is quite the subject for a study. As an A

> I'm not American, but the Americanophobia present here and the schadenfreude towards bad things happening in the US is quite the subject for a study. As an American in a European country, this rather nicely sums up my experience with some (and to be extra explicit, definitely not all) people from a wide variety of European countries. I've grown to find it rather amusing especially as it serves as a convenient litmus test to identify people with whom it is worth discussing interesting political topics. I suppose my point is that it's probably not just an HN effect. Many Americans also have their own bits on which to improve here, obviously, but I haven't personally been on that side of the table.