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I thought Americans were the most self absorbed people, but now I understand that it is caused by materialism. Americans have a never ending desire for more because we are able to buy anything. This opportunity to be materialistic hinders our mores. De Tocqueville believed that materialism is “a dangerous disease of the human mind.” (De Tocqueville, 668). This obsession seduces the middle class to protect their possessions at the expense of making our society a better place. He argued that materialism is a threat to democracy because it delays change for the future. Now, the amount of materials to buy keeps growing, but we cannot buy it all. It is much worse not than it was in the 1900’s. There is so much more volume that it is difficult to escape from the urge to buy more. Home Prejudice Materialism Advertising Effect on Materialism Power