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Perhaps the greatest of all forces for uniformity in the modern
world is the cinema, since its influence is not confined to America
but penetrates to all parts of the world, except the Soviet Union,
which, however, has its own different uniformity.  The cinema
embodies, broadly speaking, Hollywood's opinion of what is liked in
the Middle West.  our emotions in regard to love and marriage, birth
and death are becoming standardized according to this recipe.  To
the young of all lands Hollywood represents the last word in
modernity, displaying both the pleasures of the rich and the methods
to be adopted for acquiring riches.  I supposed the talkies will
lead before long to the adoption of a universal language, which will
be that of Hollywood.
		-- Bertrand Russell, "Modern Homogeneity" (1930)

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