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Originally Posted by RdTv
What do you expect from a society that places ultra-consumerism, fueled by greed and self indulgence, on such a high pedestal. In my earlier post, the one about people flying planes into our buildings, I was talking about how these types of things must look to eastern and particularly ''radical'' countries, or at least countries where radicals seem to gather. From a religious stand-point, the ''meaning'' of christmas for the majority of people that practice it is lost and forgotten during the actual holiday season, perfectly signified by what happened at Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.
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not just radicals, most people of the world who are less tainted with commercialism, particularly of the so-called third world, feel that American culture is thoroughly corrupted and morally bankrupt by consumerism and greed. American culture is synonomous with Apathy, which is very surprising, because many many people take the time to develop some empathy and understanding of Americans, where as Americans generally understand
jack and shit about the rest of the world, and I got news for them, Jack split town..