The Enduring Culture War Myth

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There are numerous opinions on the issue of the culture war, does it actually exists or is it a myth that the media tell to the public in order to get attention. In the article How Divided Are We?, James Q. Wilson started the article with “The 2004 election left our country deeply divided over whether our country is deeply divided.” This refers to the question whether the culture war actually exists in the United States or it was only a myth. Since the early stages of the United States, the election for president always ended up with each candidate getting about half of the entire voters’ population. It was rare to see a big difference in votes for the final election to see who gets to become president. In my opinion, the culture war is not …show more content…

Some of the immigrants chose to blend in with the American culture which is totally different from their homeland while others chose to stick with the traditions that they are used to instead of blending in. There are also a group of immigrants who chose to blend in while sticking to the traditions that they are used to. Since there is a big cultural difference between America and their homeland, there are probably numerous issues that the immigrants cannot agree with the decision that America has. This is related to the political parties of the United States because many of these immigrants want to blend in as fast as possible and one of the ways was to be a part of the political party and support even if they are not eligible to vote. This would help them prove to America that they really love America and they hope that it would become a better …show more content…

written by Morris P. Fiorina, it was said that the one who loved the idea of a culture war the most was the news reporters. Towards the beginning of the article, it was said that, “Conflict, of course, is high in news value. Disagreement, division, polarization, battles and war make good copy. Agreement, consensus, moderation, compromise, and peace do not. Thus, the concept of a culture war fits well with the news sense of journalists who cover American politics.” As mentioned earlier, there were many people who wondered whether or not the culture war was a myth told by the media or it was actually taking place. The media always look for interesting things to cover on the news in order to get more viewers. Normally, the media would cover more bad things such as war and disagreements instead of the good things such as peace. Many people are not that interested in good news as they have better things to worry about. They are instead more worried about bad news such as war because it has a higher possibility of affecting their lives. Based on this, media decided to cover more news on the bad stuff since it would catch more attention from the public. If there was not a culture war in the first place, then the media would not be able to come up with the term ‘culture war’ and cover it in the news. In order for the media to cover something, there must be some credible source or else they would cover it or else no one would become interested if they are

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