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Anti-British sentiment
Anti-British sentiment is the prejudice against, persecution of, discrimination against, fear of, dislike of, or hatred against the British Government, British people, or the culture of the United Kingdom.
Historically, anti-British sentiment in Argentina has its roots on the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute and the 1982 Falklands War, as well as the perception of disproportional political influence that Britain was once seen to wield in the country due to the large amount British investment in Argentina at the beginning of the 20th century, as exemplified by the controversial Roca–Runciman Treaty in 1933.[page needed]. Due to these sentiments, protests against the government of the United Kingdom have occasionally occurred in Argentina.
Gott strafe England (English: May god punish England) was an anti-British slogan coined by poet Ernst Lissauer during World War I. It was used by the Imperial German Army as well as the German public during World War I. In 1946, a crowd of Germans in Hamburg chanted the slogan.
Anti-British sentiment, sometimes described as Anglophobia, has been described as "deeply entrenched in Iranian culture", and reported to be increasingly prevalent in Iran. In July 2009, an adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Britain "worse than America" for its alleged interference in Iran's post-election affairs. In the first half of the 20th century, the British Empire exerted political influence over Iran (Persia) in order to control the profits from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The British government took an active interest in Iranian affairs, being involved in the overthrow of the Qajar dynasty in the 1920s, the subsequent rise to power of Reza Shah Pahlavi, and the successful coup d'état overthrowing prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953.
On Monday 9 August 2010, the senior Iranian minister and Iran's first vice president Mohammad Reza Rahimi declared that the British people were "stupid" and "not human". His remarks drew criticism from Simon Gass, the British ambassador to Iran, and also from the media in Britain.
In November 2011 the Iranian parliament voted to downgrade relations with the UK after British sanctions were imposed on Iran due to its nuclear programme. Iranian politicians reportedly shouted "Death to Britain". On 29 November 2011, Iranian students in Tehran stormed the British embassy, ransacked offices, smashed windows, shouted "Death to England" and burned the Union Jack.
Parts of the Iranian media campaigned against the reopening of the British Embassy in Tehran in August 2015, referring to Britain as an "old fox" – a term popularised by the Pakistani writer Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari – and accusing Britain of having provoked protests against the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009.
A poll conducted by the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran (GAMMAN) between 21 and 30 September 2021 found that 63% have a negative view of the United Kingdom, while 25% have a positive view.
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Anti-British sentiment
Anti-British sentiment is the prejudice against, persecution of, discrimination against, fear of, dislike of, or hatred against the British Government, British people, or the culture of the United Kingdom.
Historically, anti-British sentiment in Argentina has its roots on the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute and the 1982 Falklands War, as well as the perception of disproportional political influence that Britain was once seen to wield in the country due to the large amount British investment in Argentina at the beginning of the 20th century, as exemplified by the controversial Roca–Runciman Treaty in 1933.[page needed]. Due to these sentiments, protests against the government of the United Kingdom have occasionally occurred in Argentina.
Gott strafe England (English: May god punish England) was an anti-British slogan coined by poet Ernst Lissauer during World War I. It was used by the Imperial German Army as well as the German public during World War I. In 1946, a crowd of Germans in Hamburg chanted the slogan.
Anti-British sentiment, sometimes described as Anglophobia, has been described as "deeply entrenched in Iranian culture", and reported to be increasingly prevalent in Iran. In July 2009, an adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Britain "worse than America" for its alleged interference in Iran's post-election affairs. In the first half of the 20th century, the British Empire exerted political influence over Iran (Persia) in order to control the profits from the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The British government took an active interest in Iranian affairs, being involved in the overthrow of the Qajar dynasty in the 1920s, the subsequent rise to power of Reza Shah Pahlavi, and the successful coup d'état overthrowing prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953.
On Monday 9 August 2010, the senior Iranian minister and Iran's first vice president Mohammad Reza Rahimi declared that the British people were "stupid" and "not human". His remarks drew criticism from Simon Gass, the British ambassador to Iran, and also from the media in Britain.
In November 2011 the Iranian parliament voted to downgrade relations with the UK after British sanctions were imposed on Iran due to its nuclear programme. Iranian politicians reportedly shouted "Death to Britain". On 29 November 2011, Iranian students in Tehran stormed the British embassy, ransacked offices, smashed windows, shouted "Death to England" and burned the Union Jack.
Parts of the Iranian media campaigned against the reopening of the British Embassy in Tehran in August 2015, referring to Britain as an "old fox" – a term popularised by the Pakistani writer Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari – and accusing Britain of having provoked protests against the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009.
A poll conducted by the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran (GAMMAN) between 21 and 30 September 2021 found that 63% have a negative view of the United Kingdom, while 25% have a positive view.
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