I do feel you have a distrust of the U.S. My Father and my Grandfather both had a dislike for the United States. My Father actually cheered a bit during the first "Gulf War" when it seems the "Yanks" might cop a beating. I can only put their dislike for the U.S. down to the U.S. being late into WW1 and WW2 and the U.S.'s strongly Capitalistic society.
Your dad and grandad were not relying on social media to draw up the conclusions re the United States no Sir, they were simply relying on reality; the knowledge and wisdom that they've possessed, coupled with their ability to distinguish truth from falsehood. Here's what the Qur'an says about truth and falsehood:
21:18 We bring forward the Truth to crush and destroy falsehood; it is doomed to be banished. Woe to you for your way of thinking about God!
So basically when the truth appears, falsehood will vanish, as one would overwhelm the other.
However you may find the above as plain gibberish, appealing not to your senses. I respect that, and offer you the following instead, in support of your dad and grandad's sentiments towards that country we call the land of the free. Let's see if there's any truth associated with those cheap words, as action speaks much louder than mere words.
I was only 2 years old when this incident took place back in 1967.
Now let's see Ralph Nader as he discusses John McCain and Israel's bombing of that U.S.S. Liberty back in 67. Please keep in mind we're talking about a country here whose God is the Almighty Green Back..., above life's worth. Did I just mention that sacred word "life"?!
"Dead in the Water" http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/ussliberty.html