[Aliantha]

With regard to this thread, all I can say is that I can see the point that the original post was supposed to convey. I think it's a lot more complicated than that though, and that's why it's not a question easily answered.

I do think that in the eyes of many, the US is becoming far to pervasive and therefor inescapable in modern life. Good or bad? I personally don't like the fact that a lot of Australian culture has become 'homogenised' or 'Americanised' - depending on how you view it.

On the other hand, I admire the steadfast US nature in some ways, however, I don't always think the US influence on the rest of the world is as altruistic as some would like us to believe.