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Americans have been rubbing their faces all over the rest of the world calling themselves superior in movies and tv for over 50 years now and then they get mad when people poke fun at them on the internet
I mean…it’s not exactly our fault if foreign media isn’t nearly as popular as Hollywood. Anime is slowly catching up, though.
Reread their post, they didn't say it was Hollywood's fault for being successful. It's Hollywood's fault for the "AMERICA NUMBER 1" sentiment shown in every movie, aka propaganda.
Is it not okay for Bollywood movies to celebrate Mumbai, or for Japanese movies to celebrate unique Japanese culture / condemn Western influences?
I know extremist nationalism is bad, but it's still okay for artists to love their country. Heck, on its own there's nothing wrong with the US Army sponsoring movies. Ideally, the world would have enough critical thinkers that any completely braindead national propaganda would be ignored.
I don't care, I was just explaining their comment to you because you didn't understand.
We don't rub anyone's faces in anything. We express a love for our country through art like every other country does, the difference is that the whole world watches when we do it. If you want less pro-america movies and TV, maybe watch movies and TV that aren't from america.
What movies do that?
the entire modernist period of cinematic history.
think old movies.
post modernism is partly defined by the shift towards stories about institutions and governments not being the good guys.
and also almost every war movie. some notable exceptions like full metal jacket, but most are very very pro American military. think lone survivor, Blackhawk down, hacksaw ridge, band of brothers, etc...
I think most of those movies weren't calling Americans inherently superior to all others, just certain others inferior
Rocky IV! The most patriotic movie in the history of movies.
From this millennium then
It's not popular to love your country anymore.
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying, "Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind." He didn't originate the quote, but his endorsement is enough.
It's fine to love your country. But that's not what nationalism is. Nationalism isn't just saying your country is among the greats. Nationalism is saying your country is the best. Especially vile examples of nationalism are those that silence people that would bring up significant areas where their nation needs improvement. People who claim that there is no systemic racism in America come to mind. People who claim every American has an equal chance for opportunity come to mind. As an american, I view myself as a patriot. I want my country to be the best. But I'm not a nationalist because I concede that while my nation could be the best, it is far from it, and worse, it is the nationalists who are preventing us from progress because they're so busy proving that it's not necessary.