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Sometimes thereβs no European equivalent to American depravity.
In the mid-20th century, America was considered so culturally bankrupt that the CIA thought it should create some.
BBC: Was modern art a weapon of the CIA?
In my defense, I was really stoned at the time
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What about mimes?
Tbf a LOT of modern Western culture comes from the US.