>>13427723That right there is the ultimate expression of the Faustian spirit of American civilisation.
The American traversed violent seas, tamed a savage wilderness, subjugated its inhabitants, and turned it into a livable space for himself and his posterity. He now expands that space with reckless abandon, without any regard for petty aesthetic or ecological considerations. Excess and brutality are the name of the game. The massive lawns represent each man and family's violent struggle for space and domination of their neighbours' minds.
Us Eur*poors and urban*tes would never understand.