OT (or is it?): American Imperialism

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TheDeadlyShoe said:
So what is American cultural imperialism? I think this really refers to the destruction of local culture to feed the American consumer market or the profits/stock price of multinational chains.

The exact same thing happens in local American neighborhoods. Ever seen WalMart? Everywhere you go now in the States, place all look pretty much the same - the lowest common denominator prevails, and that is defined as the most efficient/profitable enterprise...it's not necessarily that American culture is bad, it's that although Capitalism is the most efficient wealth generating system we as humans have ever come up with, it also carries with it some inevitable repercussions - such as a leveling of society and economics to the most profitable, and class, taste, ethics, etc become irrelevant. That which makes money becomes the norm - whether we like it or not. Capitalism is great, free trade is great, I love NAFTA....but I am concerned about the "standardization" of society

Not sure I am making my point well....but...oh well...