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america is ONE country. there is quite a bit of bashing for just one country. negative or positive that it has quite the influence. that is, people are bashing or loving it for one reason or another. and of all the other countries in the world, US is the biggest target here. i don't see anyone bashing china, or japan, or blaming the japanese for the rape of nanking, or germany or hitler for the holocaust, or france for not speaking up in the whole terrorist campaign because they didn't want to jeopardize their business of selling weapons to countries such as iraq, or many countries in south america for their fucked up systems of developed democracies....
over the top? just because america is more diverse than many countries doesn't make it bad. so what if diversity of races, beliefs, and cultures is conducive to many practices, businesses, etc.. that some consider over the top? it doesn't make america anything, in fact, it shows that america can provide for all kinds of HUMANS, not americans. plus, germany shows porn at 4 in the afternoon. isn't that excessive? no one mentioned that yet.
and about american cars. not all american cars are gigantic. there are certain lines that are big, such as trucks and suvs, but most people in the US drive and many used to need cars to ship and transport things for individual needs. that's how the whole truck thing started anyway. that is, nowadays you can't really survive outside of a major city without a car. people prefer something big and comfy. what can you say? it's not over the top. it's human preference. we're all human. and to label certain things as over the top is useless. the need for porn is over the top. the need for endless technological conveniences is over the top. it is an eternal game to measure things as excessive because human beings are indulgent, selfish, and many of their desires is over the top. it's a waste of space and energy to try to see which desires are and which aren't.
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