Why do you feel attacked by students learning about American propaganda? Why is it "anti American" to learn about this topic?

> Do they resent the us for fighting against them in ww2? Or for calling out their initially treacherous attitude towards the recent war? Although somehow germany appears to have the same attitude towards all other countries, including those in europe. Wondering if they understand that there will eventually be backlash.

You seem seriously agitated. Is the whole world supposed to treat America like a child, never mentioning bad things and only ever talking about positive sides?

Have you ever seriously sat down and looked at American propaganda, especially during/after WW2? It's a fascinating topic. I hope you realise that German students also learn about German propaganda - it's not something you do because the country you're learning about is evil, it's something you do because it's part of reality, and students should learn to critically think about reality.

the reason why they feel threatened or resent the system might have to do with the US showing reducto ad absurdum what the ultimate conclusion of capitalism will be. Like a mirror that allows you to look into the future and it ain't pretty:

people without housing, no empathy for those worse off, lack of culture except the cult of making more money, most people stuck in several jobs without making ends meet, no functioning public transport, cults that celebrate billionaires and fake it until you make it culture (Theranos, WeChat, SV in general), a large proportion of the populace illiterate or in other ways too incompetent to vote for change, the ones that are able to vote do not have any choice other than a 2 party system which is the same sh1t but different color.