>>While in Germany, I saw a teen girl, who looked to be about 14,
>>who'd decorated her backpack with silver magic markered versions of
>>U.S. corporate logos - among them the Nike swoosh, of course, and
>>FUBU (For Us By Us, intensely popular in black urban
>>neighborhoods). What does that mean? Why did she do that? Is is
>>"manipulation," or was she expressing some desire? "America"
>>represents something to people outside this lovely country - what
>>is it? "Manipulation" is just too simple an answer; people aren't
>>*that* malleable, are they?
>>
>>Doug
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>Maybe you should go take a look at some movies by Leni Riefenstahl?
I've watched a few of them. Your point is?
Doug