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Gullible Americans

I don’t like Oprah or P. C. McGraw. They, and people like them, use people to promote themselves and their own riches. They symbolize a lot that is wrong with America. They say they care, throw a little money at a problem now and then, but the monies they amass is at the expense of the misfortunes of others. We are a materialistic and self indulgent nation and we need to stop and think about how the rest of the world sees us. I have friends from other countries who laugh at how shallow Americans are. I can’t laugh…it isn’t funny.

It makes me smile that nothing was sold. The comments of the customers make me sad. Oprah is just a woman who was lucky and found someone to market her properly. How sad that some women don’t think they ‘could fill Oprah’s shoes”. All you have to do is be nice to people. Expensive clothes, like having lots of money, have nothing to do with being great or a good person.

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My question is "why would any of this matter to you?" I don't really care what anyone in France or Germany thinks about us. As for Oprah, just stop watching her.
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about 1 month ago
I don't agree with you on this one. Oprah didn't grow up with a silver spoon in her mouth. She had to work. Her claim to fame amounts to being in the right place at the right time. I don't believe she used people to promote herself in the beginning. But having lots of money carries the curse of becoming self indulgent. And becoming an icon promotes hero worship whether you want it or not.
And you have to admit that what she has given away to her fans ( in the millions ) amounts to a great deal of money.
She's a victim of fame and we tend to tare down what we build up in this country. Just ask Barry Bonds.

I'm not a fan but I do see a big difference between Oprah and Donald Trump.

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about 1 month ago
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No matter what she's gone through or where she has come from I still find her programs trite, boring, filled with American euphimisms and shallow. I don't watch her. If she is all that is on I turn the TV off. I'd much rather be talking to you guys. Mental stimulation is more fun than watching Jerry Springer or Oprah or that hillbilly psychoanalyst Dr. Phil......Judge Judy? I haven't the time to watch or hear about how someone stole someones bicycle. Fuck the bicycle. May it RIP.

Yeah. I'm making no judgement on anyone but it seems to me Americans are the most self indulgent and wasteful members of the world there are. In my opinion.
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about 1 month ago
No argument here Joyboy. Thats is the nature of my country. Thats what makes the Oprahs and Springers and Judges name Judy exist. We only have our selves to blame. No arms being twisted, you either watch or you don't. Like you I have no need.
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