Culture Wars
Culture Wars | The Culture Wars Are Over
Since the early 1990s, the phrase “culture wars” has been used to describe the political conflicts that conservatives and liberals have concerning social issues, morals, and cultural values. In the following viewpoint, originally published in 1999, Paul M. Weyrich contends that liberal ideology and political correctness have taken over American society and are leading to a dramatic cultural disintegration. Maintaining that conservatives have failed to implement a political agenda that would protect the country’s traditional values, Weyrich advises conservatives to “drop out” of...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: What Is the State of America’s Culture Wars?
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Chapter 2: Is American Culture in Decline?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- America Shows Signs of Moral Decline
- America Is Not in Moral Decline
- Popular Culture Is Contributing to America’s Decline
- Popular Culture Reveals America’s Strengths
- Political Correctness Threatens American Liberty
- The Issue of Political Correctness Deserves Open Discussion
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: What Political and Cultural Influences Benefit Society?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Political Progressivism Should Be Promoted
- Political Conservatism Should Be Promoted
- Religious Progressivism Benefits Society
- Religious Conservatism Benefits Society
- Secular Humanism Should Be Promoted
- Secular Humanism Is Harmful
- Multiculturalism Should Be Promoted
- Multiculturalism Is Harmful
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: Should Government Regulate Cultural Values?
- The Right Is Intensifying the Culture Wars
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The Government Should Legislate Morality
- The Government Cannot Legislate Morality
- The Government Must Maintain the Separation of Church and State
- The Separation of Church and State Harms American Culture
- The Government Should Fund Art That May Be Offensive
- The Government Should Not Fund Offensive Art
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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