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Cooper831 February 2nd, 2019 2:24pm

Do you think America has a shallow culture?

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orgblu10 Shamerica
02/02/19 12:39 pm

Very much so. I think it plays a significant part in explaining why we treat each other so poorly.

snagglepuss Story Time
02/02/19 10:56 am

Not really. There aren’t that many of us that are well off. Are there shallow Americans? Sure, but I don’t think it’s part of our culture.

Think Lovin Life
02/02/19 7:34 am

No. There are many rich layers to our culture. Unfortunately, one of those recent layers s quite shallow.

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Cooper831 Wisconsin
02/02/19 7:54 am

I agree, I often hear people talk about the 'shallow American culture' and while I think modern aspects of our culture are very misguided, I disagree with the claim.

I think many use this an excuse to discredit calls to protect our culture or to encourage assimilation, etc. ... in other words, 'theres not much to protect','what is there to assimilate to' etc. I run into those arguments often 😒

TierasPet
02/02/19 7:33 am

No, I think it has a very diverse culture and there are definitely shallow people. However, I think the cultural diversity is deeply rooted in beliefs and life experiences that are very real. I wouldn't call that shallow, and I think when we do call it shallow, we are discounting others in harmful ways.

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HammeringMan Gods Away On Business
02/02/19 10:43 am

Even those who are shallow contribute to our social depth. That is a diplomatic observation.

TierasPet
02/02/19 1:54 pm

Good point, I'll agree with that Hammer.

HammeringMan Gods Away On Business
02/04/19 11:47 am

See how shallow we are.

TierasPet
02/04/19 2:30 pm

LOL. We are not shallow, we are deep thinkers, luckily we all have a sense of humor or we'd never survive.

HammeringMan Gods Away On Business
02/04/19 8:10 pm

Then I agree as well.