"It is important to recognize that America's movies, TV shows, and t theme parks have been less "imperialistic" than cosmopolitan. In the end, American mass culture has not transformed the world into a replica of the United States. Instead, America's dependence on foreign cultures has made the United States a replica of the world." Discuss the author's claim above. What does the author mean? What is his overall impression of western popular culture? . How is this different from the discussions of popular culture that have been discussed in class thus far?