| AbulletAway |
04-02-2004 06:42 PM |
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Originally posted by Joe Citizen
Hahahaha... you do amuse me.
Lets look at the arts shall we.
Music: Sure Jazz, Blues and Rock and Roll are American but all were black American movements. The descendants of the people you dragged from Africa in chains are responsible for any significant musical genre of the last century that emerged from your country. I wonder how "American" they felt. And just recently The Beatles were rated the most influential musical act of the last century by an extensive survey of musicians themselves. Influence is one of the defining attributes of important art.
Film: Anyone who has studied film, and I did for three years knows that early in film history the Russians and Germans were the early pioneers. Hell, the world's first feature length movie was made in Australia. America is good at making big, empty, expensive blockbusters. Don't confuse art and commerce. Just because something is popular doesn't make it important, good or influential.
I could go on about science if I didn't have other things to do. Explain to you that most of your great scientists of the last hundred years were Europeans living in America. Where do you think Einstein came from? Duh! And that you didn't invent half of the things you think you did, the television for example.
But I know your Americanism is like a warm, snuggly blanket that keeps you warm at night. Whatever I say is going to go in one ear and out ther other. So why bother?
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At first glance this might make sense to the lesser intelligent person. And this being GFY I'm sure lots read it and might see some kind of point in that post but it is for the most very shallow.
Now the whole thing about film. Yes the US can make big blockbusters. But it can also make some pretty good masterpieces. Just because it makes money doesn't mean it wasn't art or it wasn't good. We do things and we make money with them. That's what makes us different from a lot of nations.
It amazes me that in the little over 200 years the US had been the US it took less then a hundred years to be a world power. And that was proved in WWI and WWII. It seems that when the shit hits the fan it's always the US to come to the rescue.
Oh and this shit about blacks being dragged from Africa. Ya that was a bad thing I'll give ya that. But please. I personally think the fact that Africans sold themselves is much more offensive. The overwhelming majority of Africans that were "dragged" here actually were paid for. And who got paid? Other Africans. It was big business for them. The selling and trading of their own race. Amazing, that truly is pathetic. But ya, we're the bad guys because no one likes to bring up the truth about what happened with slavery. That wouldn't be politically correct.
And I think you should go on about science because I'll own you just as easily on that topic to.
Name another country that exists today that was started 200 years ago and is a dominating force in the world today. Whose very economy affects the world? I can't really think of any.
The US has a great many flaws. But being top dog ain't one of them. So please get back to me when another country achieves what the US has in such a short time. Because it ain't ever happened before or since.
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