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[from 'talk' by Andrew Gibson, in 24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture ]

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Culture is the struggle to agree what is normal.

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Culture is the struggle to agree what is normal

Source

Andrew Gibson (talk [2018])


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A nice aphorism. Typically the struggle took place in villages, but has now gone global. The normalities of other cultures are beamed into a remote society, and are frequently unwelcome.