Tag: US at war with itself

NOVANEWS By Lawrence Davidson A cultural civil war: racism The United States is at war with itself. It is actually a function of the nation’s heritage – the past contesting specific aspects of a modern present. This results in traditions in flux. Some examples of this are the racism, the pseudo-frontier mentality and the religious fundamentalism that persist into the present moment. These are traditions that characterised the first half of the nation’s history, and while some of these may have retreated into latency over the past 50 years, they are back with us now. As a result, Americans are in the midst of an ongoing culture war that in many ways is as old as the nation itself. Let’s take look at the issue of racism, the latest display of which is the infamous Roseanne Barr tweet. Rose...

NOVANEWS By Lawrence Davidson A cultural civil war: racism The United States is at war with itself. It is actually a function of the nation’s heritage – the past contesting specific aspects of a modern present. This results in traditions in flux. Some examples of this are the racism, the pseudo-frontier mentality and the religious fundamentalism that persist into the present moment. These are traditions that characterised the first half of the nation’s history, and while some of these may have retreated into latency over the past 50 years, they are back with us now. As a result, Americans are in the midst of an ongoing culture war that in many ways is as old as the nation itself. Let’s take look at the issue of racism, the latest display of which is the infamous Roseanne Barr tweet...