It’s not even materialism. It’s consumerism. Hell, that’s how we’re referred to often as not—consumers. And we have an addiction to entertainment. TV is considered a necessity by most Americans. And wasn’t that the big item this year? New TVs?
Remember the papers and media are all controlled by the Communist Party. They will always portray America in a negative light.
Also, remember the “Leftists” still remaining in China (there are quite a few), who still have some fondness for the “good old days” when there wasn’t all this “free-enterprise” nonsense, tend to find their home in the state-run media.
“...............what is the correct attitude towards those who made these so abundantly, and cheaply, available to them?”
People of China! Throw off your evil task masters!
How’s that?