pier paolo pasolini

just recently I discovered this Italian filmmaker, who has a very drastic view of the world. a visual philosopher, he is.
in talking about Italy, he said: "Italy rotts in a wealth that is selfishness, stupidity, lack of culture, gossip, moralism, conformism; allowing oneself in some way to contribute to this state of things is now nazism."
I know he politically leanes toward Left, but I sincerely think that his words apply to America today.