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The phrase "'''Culture War'''" has been used to describe the dramatic polarization that has recently taken place in [[United States|American]] politics. The observation is that on an increasing number of issues, from [[abortion]] to [[gun control]] to [[tax|taxes]], there are two definable poles in American politics, commonly refered to as the ''left'' or ''liberal'' position and ''right'' or ''conservative'' position. Alignment to the positions is typically defined by world-view - it is rare for an organisation to adopt the liberal position on one issue and the conservative on another. It In his book, ''Culture Wars'' , [[James Davison Hunter]] describes this polarity as the impulse toward [[Progressivism]] and the impulse toward [[Orthodoxy]]. [http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/josman/culture/]
The phrase "'''culture war'''" has been used to describe the dramatic polarization that has recently taken place in [[United States|American]] politics. The observation is that on an increasing number of issues, from [[abortion]] to [[gun control]] to [[tax|taxes]], there are two definable poles in American politics, commonly refered to as the ''left'' or ''liberal'' position and ''right'' or ''conservative'' position. Alignment to the positions is typically defined by world-view - it is rare for an organisation to adopt the liberal position on one issue and the conservative on another. It In his book, ''Culture Wars'' , [[James Davison Hunter]] describes this polarity as the impulse toward [[Progressivism]] and the impulse toward [[Orthodoxy]]. <ref>http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/josman/culture/</ref>
Some political scientists have suggested that America is infact ''not'' in the midst of a political war, but in fact a large majority of voters are moderates. These scholars argue that, while America is generally evenly split on most issues, it is not actually divisively polarized. The [[media]] plays a part in promoting the appearance of a culture war, because showing the extreme side of issues is more interesting than showing the moderate view. <ref>Fiorina, Morris P. ''Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America.'' Longman: 2005.</ref>
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