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It's not a version of USA culture (not American), it's the propagation of Capitalism, of the "american" dream, of USA exceptionalism. The idea that their army
by pastacacioepepe 4y ago
It's not a version of USA culture (not American), it's the propagation of Capitalism, of the "american" dream, of USA exceptionalism.
The idea that their army is the coolest and will save us from aliens, that their bilionaires (oligarchs) are secretly superheroes, that foreign leaders are crooks secretly plotting to conquer the world and so on.
- edgyquant 4y ago>The idea that their army is the coolest and will save us from aliens, that their bilionaires are secretly superheroes, that foreign leaders are crooks secretly plotting to conquer the world and so on. These are Projections
- skavi 4y agoAs an American, I’m not so sure.
- pastacacioepepe 4y agobutthurt USAer
- majormajor 4y ago> The idea that their army is the coolest and will save us from aliens, that their bilionaires (oligarchs) are secretly superheroes, that foreign leaders are crooks secretly plotting to conquer the world and so on. Nothing more American than this example of how an oft-derided-in-the-rest-of-the-US bunch of coastal Hollywood elites constantly put out a bunch of movies glorifying guns, violence, capitalism, and the USA.
- pastacacioepepe 4y agoIt doesn't matter how USAers see it, it's how it's propagated in the rest of the world that makes how we see them. Together with the news of course, but Hollywood is probably the most efficient propaganda machine ever created. Also it's not just about this over-the-top movies that are completely out of touch with reality. Often the propaganda is subtle and even unintentional, made by victims of propaganda themselves.
- revelio 4y ago"The idea that their army is the coolest and will save us from aliens" There have been occasional British TV shows/movies with this premise as well. That's not American culture, that's "what would happen if aliens invaded and we make a movie about that" culture. The reason you think it's American is that only the Americans seem to make sci-fi these days. I don't know if that's budget or culture or what. On HN we talk a lot about how impoverished the Euro tech scene is vs the USA but it's not just tech. Italians use a lot of English words because the Euro movie/TV scene is also out to lunch. What was the last mega-franchise that came out of Europe? Probably Harry Potter? So, Europe but not EU. And Harry Potter was created in the UK but actually brought to worldwide attention thanks to investment by ... Americans. My guess is it's due to the dominance of government funded media firms. What's the best known European sci-fi franchise? Dr Who? A relic that dates to the 50s. The BBC lost interest in sci fi and fantasy a long time ago. Too expensive, only popular with unpopular demographics. Far better to make yet another 1800s period drama.
- Tommstein 4y ago[flagged]
- malermeister 4y agoArmies are generally uncool.
- Tommstein 4y agoUntil you barely have one and Putin decides he wants to murder everyone in your country and take your now former land. Consult your nearest friendly Ukrainian regarding how cool strong armies are. Would also refer you to societies throughout the ages who decided that singing Kumbaya was all that was needed to stop humanity's endless progression of deranged assholes, but sadly, most of them are no longer around.
- malermeister 4y agoThey're necessary, but not cool. You know, like garbage disposal.
- Tommstein 4y agoYeah, well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.
- malermeister 4y agoCoolness is an inherently subjective attribute, of course.