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The term "'''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 referred to as the ''left'' or ''liberal'' position and  ''right'' or ''conservative'' position. 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>

The term "'''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 referred to as the ''left'' or ''liberal'' position and  ''right'' or ''conservative'' position. 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 ''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>

Some political scientists have suggested that America is ''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>