"Nearly dead malls," are probably the best representation of America. Decaying, 50 years past their prime & no real commerce to speak of other than a sketchy Chinese owned E-Cig / Vape shop with a Bitcoin ATM.
The fact that these ossified temples to the Gods of consumerism / post war decadence were the artificial creation of a Jew (Victor Gruen) just makes it even more pitifully poetic.