Title: America's Second Largest Export | CBN.com
Headings: America's Second Largest Export
America's Second Largest Export
Content: Earlier, I asserted that the second largest export of the United States is film, TV and music. Are we just exporting entertainment? I would argue, no, we are not just exporting entertainment, but rather various media whereby we give the world a glimpse into American values. Cynics might assert that American film, TV and music are filled with images of violence and gratuitous sex. I would have to agree at least in part, but I must say that is not nearly the whole story. What happens on Judge Judy, or better yet Law & Order? Crimes or other transgressions are alleged and investigated, and then there's a trial. In these TV shows, the world sees the American judicial system dramatized in a manner that makes Miranda rights mean something. They don't have Miranda rights in other parts of the world. In these TV shows, the American concept of "due process" means something, and the American Constitution is demonstrated to be a real, living document under which our rights are protected.