Comments by "FourReal" (@stevexnycautomotive) on "Dem Lawmaker: 'This Isn't About Donald Trump, It Is About The Trump Era'" video.
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As for why civilizations will clash "i" presents several fac-
tors. First, differences between civilizations are basic and fundamental.
Civilizations differ from one another by history, language, culture, tradi-
tion, and, most importantly, religion. These differences are the product
of centuries and cannot be easily overcome. Second, the increased inter-
action among peoples of different civilizations makes the world a smaller
place and raises the consciousness and awareness of differences between
civilizations and commonalities within civilizations. Third, as economic
modernization and social change throughout the world separate people
from local identities, a resurgence of religious identity is replacing dimin-
ishing local and state-based identities. Fourth, increased civilization-
consciousness sparks a return-to-the-roots phenomenon in non-Western
states. The elites of non-Western societies are going through a de-
Westernization and indigenization process. Fifth, cultural differences
and characteristics are less mutable and less easily compromised than
political or economic ones. An example highlights this point. A per-
son can be half-French and half-Arab and a citizen of two countries,
but it is more difficult to be half-Catholic and half-Muslim. Finally,
increased economic regionalization heightens civilization consciousness
and, in turn, common civilization facilitates the expansion of economic
relations. The interaction of these factors has resulted in the increased
salience of civilization membership in global politics. Since civilizational
characteristics are basic and essential, civilizational differences are in-
creasingly likely to generate conáict.
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