Saturday, September 19, 2009

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Prejudices Italian, faith and the American consumer



few months in America are few, very few, especially if you love this country.
but are sufficient to dispel some of the `typical clichés italoeuropei, by the way of the United States and its citizens.
The most famous is perhaps the one on `America the home of consumerism, consumption, without limitation, expression of a society of` empty `appear an end in itself but that would be counterbalanced by greater caution and a greater wealth of values \u200b\u200bthe European Union.
Undoubtedly, the U.S. is the country of consumption, comfort, material well-being and in some cases these fields to get to excesses.
I wonder, Because, what is conceptually and practically in the negative `to have a car with all the amenities, or the house superaccessoriata that allows you to do the same things with less effort, more accurately and in less time.
I wonder, what's so bad to give the possibility to even more economically vulnerable groups, the possibility of having some benefits and comfort through the purchase of advanced products tcnologicamente priced significantly lower than Italian ones.
I think this criticism of the society U.S. weighing three important factors.
The first is the nature of the Italian bourgeoisie.
A middle class, mostly composed of aristocratic families riciclatesi civilians, and families living on incomes of positions garantitegli by connivance with the state.
The second factor is the influence of Marxist theories dominant in the formation of intellectuals (writers, journalists or others) as well as many of those who 'belong to the Italian bourgeoisie.
The combination of these two factors (the origins of the bourgeoisie and Marxist) leads many opinion makers to demonstrate a particular attitude towards the poor.
The poor people are virtuous victims of society, in need of protection (protection not help) but they remain so long as none of the climbers become, without scruples, without virtue as it exits the "working class", and have even a small part of the same benefits and comforts of the bourgeoisie and the intellectuals.
Last factor is instead consist of the position of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church generally, and disregarding actual behavior of many popes and cardinals and bishops in different historical periods, has always supported doctrinally `l` exaltation of the sacrifice of poverty, reaching a position almost pauper. Considering that Italy is of course a Catholic country, or at least of Catholic culture, this conception of religion has obviously had some reflections.
Some might argue that that which is impeached, it is not the production of goods itself and the fact that they are available, as their unbridled consumption.
In fact, Americans consume so much of everything, but we must also ask why.
There is a philosophical reason, and one economic. The philosophical reason is that an American individualistic and generally considers himself to be able to decide how to use his money and determine what can or should not buy that someone else (any human institution or non-government) decides the lui.L for `American also makes life comfortable and convenient lifestyle.
The economic reason is simple: the goods are of high technological level and have relatively low prices, which tend to 1 / 3 of the Italian ones.
L `plausible only objection is that for which the consumer transforms goods into idols, and dries up the human soul.
In reality all the conservative American society denies this tesi.Il having the SUV with automatic transmission, the house with all eletrrodomestici el air-conditioning on 24 hours on 24, certainly does not away from religion and God
certainly do not take them to be less Christians, or make them less confident in their battle against abortion `ol` eutanasia.O yet, certainly does not make them less interested in the fate of their community, or move them away from doing charity and helping others.
not is no accident that American conservatives are believers of the Western world are most proud of their faith
At the same time, however, is the risk to idolize d `c` and `property and real but is ongoing by members America `s other. L `America depopulated by us, the modern and civilized America` s liberals and radicals that Obama is the best. `An America that denies its own origins, the Judeo Christian values, which it considers discriminatory swear on the Bible, America` s of the Godless, America `s obvious that for the salvation of a glacier in the Andes but it is favorable to the` birth abortion part.
L `America fundamentalists politically correct multiculturalists, who see the secular European society as a model.
D `other hand, as said the great Lutheran theologian Karl Barth when the sky is empty of God, the earth is full of idols.

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