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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (89947)	4/4/2003 1:32:16 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

>> It was to change the culture of the conquered land to be more compatible with Rome.<< We don't need to change conquered lands to be compatible with our culture. First of all, it's not American culture, it's mass culture, a melange of many cultures. Second, the people who embrace mass culture do so because they like it. Third, some people don't like change at all, and some don't like mass culture. They have no more chance of stopping mass culture than the Luddites had of stopping the Industrial Revolution. Some of the people you describe want the benefits of mass culture without the bad parts. They want satellite telephones but they want to censor communication. They want internet that doesn't offend the party line. They want satellite TV but no jiggle shows. Who knows, maybe they can pull it off.