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Writers create the characters, create the dialogue, create the stories for the shows Americans watch on TV and in the movie theaters.

I agree with this assessment. By extension then, one could infer writers bear a great deal of responsibility for the cultural degradation in the U. S. over the past 50 years or so. I'm hoping this strike will lessen Hollywood's influence on the culture.

[Darkwolf377]

By extension then, one could infer writers bear a great deal of responsibility for the cultural degradation in the U. S. over the past 50 years or so.

Sure, if you think people aren't responsible for their own actions, but are brainwashed by that crap on TV.