23 Jul
2002
23 Jul
'02
2:26 p.m.
At 12:59 PM 7/23/02 -0700, Mikhail Abraham wrote:
Patrice: "When is this stupid cliche of America having no culture will stop? There is almost not a trend these days that does not originate there. And what can the old world do when most of its youth espouses uncritically anything coming out of the States?"
Notice the two prevailing arguments: 1. America has no culture 2. America is destorying the culture of other nations to sell it's own
I think this explains why the cliche persists.
It persists because people don't notice that it contradicts itself? It's like saying that someone doesn't drive and ran over your cat.