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To: craig crawford who wrote (238753)	3/16/2002 9:45:50 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Funny thing about culture. When people age, they look at the younger generation as lacking culture. Been that way for thousands of years...no older generation ever says, "Hey, you know, our kids are more cultured than we were". America's views on tolerance, civil rights, and government responsibility have progressed steadily since the '60s. Women's rights, racial tolerance, religious acceptance, holding government responsible for it's actions, have all improved since the '60s. Sometimes, in our media-saturated state, it's hard to see any improvement, but it is clearly there.

To: craig crawford who wrote (238753)	3/16/2002 9:57:08 PM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Craig, Sorry, I sort of disagree there as well. The fact is, American "culture" is the world's dominant culture (as unfortunate that may be). O.K. I hate to think of: McDonalds, KFC, Levis 501's or the Terminator as examples of American cultural hegemony, but I bet the rest of the world does. Remember, American culture is not oriented toward the elites, but the masses. If you are saying that American Culture is in decline because it is becoming more base - more coarse, you won't find an argument with me.