Single Idea 21432

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture]

Full Idea

Culture is the struggle to agree what is normal.

Gist of Idea

Culture is the struggle to agree what is normal

Source

Andrew Gibson (talk [2018])


A Reaction

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.