The Omnipresence of America

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by NERD, Aug 20, 2006.

  1. NERD Registered Member

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    American culture is doing my head in. Its everywhere music, politics, fast-food outlets, television, movies,etc.
    What really is left of our own countries? America has practically over-taken society!
     
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  3. G. F. Schleebenhorst England != UK Registered Senior Member

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    The lower end of society.
     
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  5. NERD Registered Member

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    Do you eat, listen to music, watch television? If so, that is you, 'The Lower End of Society'
     
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  7. G. F. Schleebenhorst England != UK Registered Senior Member

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    Are you saying the upper classes don't need to eat?
     
  8. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    I live here in America.. I am getting quite tired of commercialism, and people trying to sell me images. I must look like the A&F models, eh?

    And I was born here... one would think I wouldn't think much about this as it should be "just part of my life."

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  9. NERD Registered Member

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    no i am not saying that, stop mis-interpreting my wording. I meant what i said in my thread starter.
     
  10. RubiksMaster Real eyes realize real lies Registered Senior Member

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    If you hate it so much, NERD, then go someplace else where it can't touch you.
     
  11. Mr. G reality.sys Valued Senior Member

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    Dude, all your failed countries/cultures are flooding our country with folks trying to get away from you as fast as they can.

    If all you folks had your sh@t together, you'd have no complaint and neither would we.
     
  12. NERD Registered Member

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    well i can't you dumb fuck, hence why its "the omnipresence". IT FUCKING EVERYWHERE, I CANNOT GET AWAY FROM IT.
     
  13. Absane Rocket Surgeon Valued Senior Member

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    The Mexican government is trying to get their people to move to the US. For one the money they send back home helps their economy. Two it probably sucks living there (well compared to what the US is used to).
     
  14. thedevilsreject Registered Senior Abuser Registered Senior Member

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    its not just the 'omnipresence of america' anymore its everywhere in modern times, deal with it
     
  15. domesticated om Stickler for details Valued Senior Member

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    All of these things are fueled and maintained by the consumers.
     
  16. G. F. Schleebenhorst England != UK Registered Senior Member

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    All you have to do is stop buying american stuff.

    If everyone who hates it does that, bye bye anti-culture. If there's no market abroad then there will be no reason to export this stuff to the rest of the world.

    Unfortunately our countries are full of idiots who love tawdry american crap....but with the way the US is acting it won't take much more for this kind of thing to start happening.
     
  17. Tyler Registered Senior Member

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    No it's quite easy to avoid it.

    Many places in Central America have extremely small Americana in them. Africa too. Ditto much of Eastern Europe. Serbia, from what I understand, is almost devoid of it except a little bit of American music popularity. Heck even Scandinavia has less Americana than most areas of the world. And if you really can't run far... Quebec City in Canada has legal protection against American influence.

    But, my bet is you're just a whining baby. You wouldn't have the balls or chutzpah to actually move away from it or stop buying into it.
     
  18. DaleSpam TANSTAAFL Registered Senior Member

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    The omnipresence of Americana is not surprising nor is this anti-Amerianisim surprising. Dislike and imitation always follow greatness of any kind.

    -Dale
     
  19. G. F. Schleebenhorst England != UK Registered Senior Member

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    As does pomposity and bragging.
     
  20. Zephyr Humans are ONE Registered Senior Member

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    I'm sure people said the same of the Brits at the height of their powers... although the world was less connected then, so they probably only said it in the British colonies.
     
  21. Fraggle Rocker Staff Member

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    How amusing. Back in the days when most of this stuff was not available in most countries, you all loved it. You loved us. You begged us to be your pen pals even though we've never liked paper correspondence.

    Then you begged us to send you American blue jeans, American rock and roll albums, American candy, American movie star memorabilia. You put pictures of American cars on your walls. In the countries where it was permissible, you pestered your TV outlets to broadcast American shows with dubbed-in translated dialog. You dreamed of a hectic vacation in crowded, noisy, busy, rude, paved-over America the way we dream of a peaceful sojourn on a sleepy island. Then when the lucky ones actually made it over here you demanded to be taken to Disneyland, to cruise Hollywood Boulevard in a Cadillac convertible, to walk through a shopping mall. And when we had to go to work and leave you home alone you spent the whole day watching our TV shows, listening to our music on the radio, going through the newspaper and pulling out advertisements of stores you wanted to go to.

    Then when your countries became more prosperous you wanted your very own Disneylands. You queued up for hours to be the first in line when your very own McDonalds opened. You fight each other to get tickets when Bruce Sprinsteen or Metallica come on tour.

    About the only thing you discovered you really don't like is our cars, and I have a feeling that if gasoline were cheaper in your countries you'd be driving Buicks and Dodges too.

    You've spent sixty years dreaming about America and things American, wishing you could have what we have. Now you've got it.

    Remember the old warning:

    "Be careful what you want. You might get it."

    Stop complaining and eat your Kentucky Fried Chicken.
     
  22. thedevilsreject Registered Senior Abuser Registered Senior Member

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    i actually dont mind the american way of life, so much so that im going there on my gap year
     
  23. D'ster Registered Senior Member

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    Soon Mexicans will be the majority, and "America" will be a meaningless third world shithole.
     

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