American "Culture"

[kris]

quoted from my livejournal...
"english didn't do shit except read this helllla good essay by john steinbeck. Well it's called "Paradox and Dream" and its about how like Americans are basically the definition of irony, like we think we're the shit yet we have so many problems, we think we know it all when we are really idiots, its hard to explain but its juss like criticising the entire "element" of american culture. read it here: http://www.empirezine.com/spotlight/...ssay-parad.htm "

it's so fucking true... right down to the last word. i read this and was like... wow. he's so right it's not even funny. and i don't kno if it's to criticize society or to improve it... but just... read it. read the whole thing. you won't regret it.