a dvd copy of revenge of the nerds with a scrape on its side , the case stood side-upright on the pavement , supported strong by american expansionism , american capitalism , ideas borne not out of grand visions , but out of knowing the intricate american-ness of both domination and the role of the underdog , its small fissures exposed to be exploited and then sold back to us -- we never the wiser for knowing these fissures , as we all kept doing what we were doing , what we are doing now , what i 've always done , which is drive this ford explorer while others get decimated doing the same .