For Hollywood, the medium is a message
The hullabaloo of the Oscars reached a climax on Sunday in Los Angeles, with the international media reveling in the Hollywood's glitz and glamor. However, people should be wary of this "aircraft carrier" that sees service with the United States and is so useful in its pursuit of hegemony.
As Stephen M. Walt, author of Taming American Power, has pointed out: "America's leaders have sought to persuade as many countries as possible to embrace their particular vision of a liberal-capitalist world order."
The US' overarching objective, according to Richard N. Haass, president of the US Council on Foreign Relations, is to integrate other countries and organizations into arrangements "that can sustain a world consistent with US interests and values".
