Modern Man's Point of View

I have had a few friends come down from France to visit me here in Naples, Florida. I must say, most young people (below 40 years old) are much more open minded to conflicting and controversial ideas than I thought they would be. Now, my parents have had friends visit (50+ years old) and their narrow point of view have shocked me. More recently I have heard them complain about the lack of coverage of other countries during the Beijing Olympic games by NBC (GE), and they blamed it on American Imperialism.
I'm not denying that American Imperialism exists, I just wished people, especially French people would realize why it exists: the American way of life was hijacked by a few international bankers and are transforming it into old Europe. And it is because Europeans let themselves being duped into believing they live in a free country when they are more middle age peasants (50% income tax) than hopefully Americans ever will be. If Europeans ever had a clue, and would have stopped the international bankers, and issued their own money instead of borrowing from them, there would not be a modern American Imperialism.
The modern man takes a look over the fence at his neighbour's house and sees the paint peeling off the wall, the grass dying in the corners of the lawn, the gutters hanging. He then turns around looks at his house which is in the EXACT same state, and thinks it's perfect.