Culture War in America?! Nah

Culture War in America?! Nah

When attempting to answer the question about whether a culture war really exists or not, one must first attempt to figure out what a culture war really is.  Is it a term to show separate entities disagreeing with one another, or does this literally mean full-fledged warfare between two culturally distinguished parties?  Does this so called “culture war” revolve around origin, race, religion, or beliefs?  From what I understand, the answer to whether a culture war exists is no.  Modern America is based on the foundation of equality and celebrates its diversity.  A common argument that there is a culture war in America uses politics as the point of debate.  As a nation comprised of many different cultures each with a different belief set, disagreements should be expected.  While a catholic might believe that abortion is wrong, that directly conflicts with a pro-choice activist.  Someone on welfare might feel differently about tax policy then a member of the “one percent.”  Until a literal culture war erupts (Shiites V. Sunnis for example…) I would argue that the so-called “culture war” in America is natural and relatively minimal.

In case you want to further your ever-expanding knowledge on culture wars, refer to:

1. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/opinion/06douthat.html?_r=0
2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stuart-muszynski/culture-wars-values_b_1271751.html
3.  http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/the-persistence-of-the-culture-war/