“Americans, for the most part, take themselves entirely too seriously. They rarely see the absurdity of the television shows that they watch, of the hilarious silliness of shopping malls, or the dizzying frivolity of the unending fashions invented and discarded by the market.” ConsumerismAmerican CultureAmerican ValuesAmercansAmerican Fads Book:The Hole in the Flag: A Romanian Exile's Story of Return & Revolution Source: The Hole in the Flag: A Romanian Exile's Story of Return & Revolution