Mariah Schlossmann

Is There Really a Culture War?

A culture war does exist in our society, but not to the extreme extent that the media makes it out to

 be. A culture war, by its definition, is a struggle between two sets of conflicting cultural values. Thats

 it- nothing more, nothing less. Of course there are conflicting cultural values in our country, because 

we live in a place where not everybody has the exact same opinion on every issue that is presented. The

 majority of Americans unknowingly participate in this so called “culture war” by stating their opinions 

that may not be the same as someone else’s. The people who are really controlling this war are the 

politicians. They’re the people who make us feel inadequate if we don’t choose one side to be on. They

 drive all of us to choose one political party or the other, and there’s really no in between. So, is there a 

culture war? By its own definition, yes. This “culture war” is so drawn out by journalists and media 

heads today to make it seem like our country is actively participating in this bloody battle. But the truth

 of it is, we’re not really all that divided, not more than we have been in the past, and not more than we

 will be in the future.

http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/the-persistence-of-the-culture-war/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/21/AR2010052101854.html?sid=ST2010052103072

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/opinion/06douthat.html