"tscottme" wrote in message
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Victor Davis Hanson makes a good point that what threatens the French
and the radical anti-Americans around the world is the eagerness of
their young to embrace what the US offers while considering their local
culture as dated.
I think the article came over a bit self-indulgent, but I think there's some
truth in what he says, (and what you suggest above.) Though in Europe at
least I don't think it's about the young considering their own cultures as
dated, but often the American money that comes with the imported
movies/clothing/music/food ensures that local products aren't able to
effectively compete. (Consider that the majority of movie theatres in the UK
are now owned by Amercan movie distributors, (like WB for example), it's
damn hard to get an audience for home grown movies without at least US
investment in the production. ) In effect, we're increasingly not given the
choice of accepting American cultural influence but feel it's being forced
upon us. Of course there are plenty of fine US movies/clothes/music/food,
but whoever remembers the good things?
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