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How to be a cultural superpower
- alanthonyc 17y agoIt's like a game of Civ come to life.
- camccann 17y agoI'm still hoping for a Space Race Victory...
- stcredzero 17y agoIf they can get the right team in place, it will be a cinch to kick the United State's ass in the next 10 years. Our space program has become a jobs program. Innovative work is discouraged while doing the same stuff for an incredible markup is the name of the game. Bureaucratic aparatchiks are the movers and shakers in that world. Their inertia will keep the US back if someone else wants to step up to the plate and kick some ass.
- heresy 17y agoThat article misses the boat. American cultural exports aren't popular because of some Ten Year Plan by the government to promote them. They're popular because they've found things that appeal to a large number of people, and because they represent the culture of the United States, which is still has (if somewhat tarnished) the appeal of anyone, from any background, being able to "make it". I don't see China competing in this "race" at all, to be honest. A culture rooted in extreme nationalism and glorification of the past, what is attractive about it to anyone who doesn't happen to be Han Chinese? India, on the other hand, has a lot more to offer, in my opinion again, but if the popularity of Bollywood movies and music are any indication..
- anamax 17y agoBingo. The US govt didn't export rock, jazz, r&b, soul, country, etc. (The USO did export some big band during WWII.) Besides, the US already imports culture. It just doesn't catch on (the British invasion being an exception). See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNFRLrP014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNFRLrP014 for an example of culture invasion.