Those Americans who think we are cultural imperialists do not consider that these other
country's governments refuse to allow their own people to develop film, video, music, art
and literature and other intellectual pursuits, thereby making a vacuum for the
entertainment and intellectual and creative interests of their own people. Those people
who then fill it with American programs and arts and culture.
But here again, the creativity for all this lies within the individuals, not within the system.
Which their own governments prevent them developing, because they believe creativity
must be controlled by the state for the good of the people, for the glory of the state.
Individualism is dangerous. People like to entertain themselves, and most countries actively
destroy any attempts at creative entertainment in the name of God or the State. America
does not prevent the making of film and music and art -- these countries do it because to
them cultural creativity either must glorify alleged history of their ethnicity or glorify the
current leadership
Socialist realism of Soviet Russia is just the best known example. But banning newspapers,
allowing only a handful of state run TV and radio stations, preventing use of the internet --
all in the name of the people -- cause irreparable harm to the very cultures which these
governments claim they are protecting.
So the people of these countries seek out American culture because they know it's good
and they can get it with far less risk to their lives and limbs than creating their own.
Chinese people pirate American film and music DVDs, Video, etc.., because they can not
create their own, and can not legally import others, so they steal it with the best of
intentions.
Most creativity in the Middle East and the Arab and African world has been effectively
snubbed out. It makes no difference if it is in the name of Allah, or the State, or the People,
or the Leader, the result is the same: a stullifying conformity to a rigid adherence of
glorifying the idea of the state at the expense of the very individuals who must live within
those states. Their brightest emigrate to the United States.
India, which has a free press and freedom of creativity has a vibrant film and music
industry, which they export to all the neighboring countries, and those neighbors work
mightily to stop that too.
America did not become the cultural capital of the world so we could impose it on the
world. We created it for ourselves, it is the individuals of the world who seek it out and
their government which seek to prevent it. We in American have willingly adopted any
cultural thing we find around the world and incorporated that into American Culture. This
has lead to diversity and acceptance and harmony and prosperity. The more diversity
within a country the more prosperous it will be, becuase there are more avenues for
gainful employment.
Most of the rest of the governments of the world have worked diligently to prevent any
outside influences, "corrupting" influences, as they call it. But it is hard to find other
country's cultural expressions because the governments of the world work so hard to
destroy creativity. You can not blame America for the actions of the governments of the
world. We did not create the statist ideas that consume the world. We have worked
diligently to bring individuals freedom.
In fact, countries as modern as France even work hard to destroy the creative use of
language by being language imperialists and barring the use of English Words, which their
people want to use, but the French Government criminalizes. So while the French State
works hard at trying to prevent English words from entering their language, English has
borrowed liberally from French. And become more richer and powerful for it.
If Americans don't like Foreign films and music we are derided for being cultural snobs, But
if the rest of the world likes our films and music we are accused of cultural imperialism and
they are lauded for cultural protectionism.
The rest of the World wants America to change, but none of the rest of the world want to
change themselves or anyone else. The rest of the world accuses America of greed and
wealth mongering and materialism but they are working so very hard at getting their
hands of our wealth and our materials.
American culture and wealth is the result when the world's cultures are mixed in a
freewheeling, liberty based social system, and the rest of the world is working diligently to
prevent the very mixing and liberty which will result in wealth and happiness and a vibrant
culture.
Their systems have proved to be unworkable, burdensome, failed and repressive, and
their solution is not only more of the same, but to badger the US to become what they
are. And there are people within the US, the leftist liberal ideology who covet the same
failure, burden and cultural conformity. Just as there are religious fanatics in the US who
aspire to the theocracy of Iran and the Arab world.
Languages can die, and even should die, just as cultures, just as people themselves. The
French, Chinese and African languages are just as evolving as English, except these other
countries actively engage in the stagnation of language. Either through direct intervention
like language laws, a la France and Quebec and preventing the mixing of cultures and
languages that is necessary for growth. And by one language group actively repressing
other language groups within the same country, like the Turks upon the Kurds. A third
way is outlawing freedom of thought, thus preventing people from creative writing, thus
preventing the development of the language.
country's governments refuse to allow their own people to develop film, video, music, art
and literature and other intellectual pursuits, thereby making a vacuum for the
entertainment and intellectual and creative interests of their own people. Those people
who then fill it with American programs and arts and culture.
But here again, the creativity for all this lies within the individuals, not within the system.
Which their own governments prevent them developing, because they believe creativity
must be controlled by the state for the good of the people, for the glory of the state.
Individualism is dangerous. People like to entertain themselves, and most countries actively
destroy any attempts at creative entertainment in the name of God or the State. America
does not prevent the making of film and music and art -- these countries do it because to
them cultural creativity either must glorify alleged history of their ethnicity or glorify the
current leadership
Socialist realism of Soviet Russia is just the best known example. But banning newspapers,
allowing only a handful of state run TV and radio stations, preventing use of the internet --
all in the name of the people -- cause irreparable harm to the very cultures which these
governments claim they are protecting.
So the people of these countries seek out American culture because they know it's good
and they can get it with far less risk to their lives and limbs than creating their own.
Chinese people pirate American film and music DVDs, Video, etc.., because they can not
create their own, and can not legally import others, so they steal it with the best of
intentions.
Most creativity in the Middle East and the Arab and African world has been effectively
snubbed out. It makes no difference if it is in the name of Allah, or the State, or the People,
or the Leader, the result is the same: a stullifying conformity to a rigid adherence of
glorifying the idea of the state at the expense of the very individuals who must live within
those states. Their brightest emigrate to the United States.
India, which has a free press and freedom of creativity has a vibrant film and music
industry, which they export to all the neighboring countries, and those neighbors work
mightily to stop that too.
America did not become the cultural capital of the world so we could impose it on the
world. We created it for ourselves, it is the individuals of the world who seek it out and
their government which seek to prevent it. We in American have willingly adopted any
cultural thing we find around the world and incorporated that into American Culture. This
has lead to diversity and acceptance and harmony and prosperity. The more diversity
within a country the more prosperous it will be, becuase there are more avenues for
gainful employment.
Most of the rest of the governments of the world have worked diligently to prevent any
outside influences, "corrupting" influences, as they call it. But it is hard to find other
country's cultural expressions because the governments of the world work so hard to
destroy creativity. You can not blame America for the actions of the governments of the
world. We did not create the statist ideas that consume the world. We have worked
diligently to bring individuals freedom.
In fact, countries as modern as France even work hard to destroy the creative use of
language by being language imperialists and barring the use of English Words, which their
people want to use, but the French Government criminalizes. So while the French State
works hard at trying to prevent English words from entering their language, English has
borrowed liberally from French. And become more richer and powerful for it.
If Americans don't like Foreign films and music we are derided for being cultural snobs, But
if the rest of the world likes our films and music we are accused of cultural imperialism and
they are lauded for cultural protectionism.
The rest of the World wants America to change, but none of the rest of the world want to
change themselves or anyone else. The rest of the world accuses America of greed and
wealth mongering and materialism but they are working so very hard at getting their
hands of our wealth and our materials.
American culture and wealth is the result when the world's cultures are mixed in a
freewheeling, liberty based social system, and the rest of the world is working diligently to
prevent the very mixing and liberty which will result in wealth and happiness and a vibrant
culture.
Their systems have proved to be unworkable, burdensome, failed and repressive, and
their solution is not only more of the same, but to badger the US to become what they
are. And there are people within the US, the leftist liberal ideology who covet the same
failure, burden and cultural conformity. Just as there are religious fanatics in the US who
aspire to the theocracy of Iran and the Arab world.
Languages can die, and even should die, just as cultures, just as people themselves. The
French, Chinese and African languages are just as evolving as English, except these other
countries actively engage in the stagnation of language. Either through direct intervention
like language laws, a la France and Quebec and preventing the mixing of cultures and
languages that is necessary for growth. And by one language group actively repressing
other language groups within the same country, like the Turks upon the Kurds. A third
way is outlawing freedom of thought, thus preventing people from creative writing, thus
preventing the development of the language.
| Cultural Imperialism |
| Jim Hlavac |
| Poltics Re-explained |
