The number one reason people hate America: the number one reason is because of our religion. Americans worship money, we worship money. Separate God from school, separate God from work, separate God from government, but on your money it says in God we trust. All my life I've been looking for God, and He's right in my pocket. Americans worship money, and we all go to the same church, the church of ATM. Everywhere you look there's a new branch popping up : remind you about how much money you got and how much money you don't got. And if you got less than twenty dollars, the machine won't even talk to you. The machine is like, 'You better go see a teller.' You ever go to a teller and try to take out eight dollars and fifty cents? Oh, it's disgusting : oh man, you gotta wait on that long ass line, people doing real transactions in front of you, you get on to the fucking front, you fill out your form, eight fifty. The fucking teller looks at it, she look at you, she looks at the check, she don't even take the money out of the drawer, she take it out of her pocket, 'Here you go, get outta here.' And here's something, man. Drugs are illegal, but ATM machines are open twenty-four hours a day. Twenty-four hours a day. For who? Who the fuck is it open for? Have you ever taken out three hundred dollars at four o'clock in the morning for something positive? Shit, when you press that machine at four o'clock in the morning, I think a psychiatrist should pop up on the screen and go, 'Come on, man, save your money, man. Don't buy drugs, buy some rims. They spinning, nigger, they spinning, they spinning, nigger, they spinning.' Americans worship money. Shit, you know why banks are closed on Sunday? 'Cause if they wasn't, church would be empty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues that American society prioritizes wealth over spiritual values, using religious language ironically to highlight this contradiction.
- In plain terms
- Americans care more about money than God, even though they claim to trust in God.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize how societal values often contradict stated beliefs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What values does your society prioritize?
- How do you see money influencing culture?
Another view
This view generalizes a diverse population and ignores other reasons for international dislike.
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