SN´T NORTH AMERICA A BAROQUE NATION?

“Latin America-that is, the universal prevalence of the baroque: baroque not only as a style of aesthetics and thought, but also as general commitment to excess and eclecticism”(P.151)
While reading this surveillance from the journalist, I actually analyzed why he had represented just Latin America as a prevalence of the baroque because of its overstatement of everything, but...Isn’t North America more drastically exaggerated in more aspects?
I completely concur Latin Americans are surrounded by drastic divisions between things, such as the clear division between poor and rich, the differentiation of physical aspects between races, and the presence of diverse cultures. But I would add to this character’s comment that North Americans would definitely be positioned as the very first place of being baroques.
Since long time ago, North America has been perceived as a completely consumerist country. Individuals as well as companies have always developed within a highly competitive environment. The main goal of the system is to foster and sustain high levels of consumers. Television media, credit cards, and other facilities have turned the average American citizen into a compulsive buyer of goods. It is not coincidental that in the average American household there is always a storage full of merchandise and useless stuff. The need of always having the new brand and model creates addictive consumers in the hands of big companies. Another perfect example are the highest levels of electricity consumption: according to credible sources, the average American citizen spends three times the electricity rates of an average European citizen.

With all these and other facts about North America, I wonder...Isn’t North America a baroque nation?