Thanks, George!

Thank heavens George Lucas has discovered what's wrong with America! We're too provincial! Lucas informs us that Hollywood is practicing cultural imperialism and exporting all of our bad habits around the world. We export television shows like Dallas and people around the world want grand lifestyles! Students must study abroad to become imbued with a global perspective. Sarcasm mode off. Lucas has it partly right, I think, but it's not Americans in general who are too provincial. It the Hollywood types who exist in a fabricated fairyland that lack perspective. Hollywood regularly produces anti-American propaganda and cheerfully exports it. In their world the CIA is an evil, all-powerful agency bent on toppling foriegn governments. Journalists are heroes who can unite to bring down an evil Senator. Hollywood cannot comprehend that the drivel they are producing is killing their box office reciepts. They can't comprehend that Susan Sarandon does not speak "truth to power" but rather speaks foolishness to an empty hall. Lucas is concerned with the export of Dallas, that should warn you right there that he is out of touch. Dallas went off the air how many years ago now? But the Hollywood types are indeed exporting a twisted view of America. But it's less about Dallas and more about Syriana.