After reading a ridiculous amount of
information on the “culture war” in America, I have concluded the “culture war”
in America is little more than semantics. Yes, there are different cultures
with different beliefs, which do conflict. If this is your definition of a
culture war, than one does indeed exist. In contrast, if your definition is
when opposing sides conflict in violent battles, resulting in one side winning,
then a culture war does not exist. As these articles mention, there have always
been different views in culture and politics and there will always be opposing views. Nowadays the
media has overhyped the topic of opposing sides, deeming it a “culture war”. By
definition, I believe there is a culture war yet it is not a big issue. People
are not necessarily more opinioned now than they have been in the past; the
surplus of media merely makes it seem that way. If one angry student, for
example, dislikes an AP Government assignment, s/he can complain on twitter,
facebook, the news and most other sources of media. The media can then take one
upset student’s complaint to the masses. A problem that ignites more political
and cultural firestorms than is actually necessary. A problem that has lead
many to believe there is a bigger cultural war than actually exists.
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