Michael Jackson - a mirror for the US?

I am personally saddened by Michael Jackson's passing away. Such genius, such talent, so inventive and yet so flawed and so naive in many ways - a victim as much as a master. To me also, he was a reflection of the US today. A country where one man can make incredible things happen. Where so many have genius, inventiveness and extraordinary talent enough to affect life in the whole world; and yet a victim of extreme wealth and vast consumption as much as a global master because of it; not quite grown up enough to understand the impact of its actions and beliefs on others or on itself. And now, as the world moves East, a country slowly coming to terms with mortality. But for America, there is some hope of recovery and a new maturity.
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