Hi, Peter.
On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 22:46:46 +0200 Peter Lairo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hans-Peter Fischer wrote:
>
>> They have *always* been *culturally* insignificant. ;-)
>
>(switches hats) This statement is something that has always bothered me,
>because many Germans only see certain aspects of US culture and (due to
>their own culture) simply do not even see some of the cultural richness
>america has.
No, I do not think the US have no culture at all. I do know Andy Warhol,
Donald Duck and Comic Sans (LOL - sorry, just can't help it ;-).
BUT:
(Takes off clown's hat)
I am confronted every day with the sad consequences of the fact that the
US (note: I'm not talking about "America", I'm talking about the US)
have done a lot to *destroy* native cultures, languages and values
everywhere on earth, implanting their own way of living and their
materialistic the-world-is-a-market philosophy instead.
Just one example (since all this is really quite OT): Europe had a
flourishing tradition of cinematographic art. I could name dozens of
directors from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, England, Sweden, ... who
made films of a high artistic value. But these films are almost never
shown in European cinemas. Why? Because the US abused their economic
power to gain control of the European film "market". They did that by
selling their series-produced shit at dumping prices, and by catering
for the lowest instincts of a mass audience.
>neglects the truly monumental contribution
>american culture has made to this planet.
The "truly monumental contribution" of US culture? Now what would that
be? You are not referring to the fact that the first thing you see when
you go to the Arctic is a booth where they sell Coke, hamburgers, and
Marlboro (ditto in the Sahara, ditto on Mt. Everest, ditto on the
moon), are you?
Greetings,
HP
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