Marek Tamm: The Culture War Will Not Take Place

Estonian historian Marek Tamm argues that the term 'culture war' is misleading and suggests reframing societal disagreements as 'value debates' or 'memory conflicts.' He believes this linguistic shift could prevent every disagreement from escalating into a battle.

8 May, 11:51 — 8 May, 11:51

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Marek Tamm: The culture war will not take place

Instead of "culture war," we could talk about value debates, memory conflicts, polarization etc. While differences wouldn't be any less, it would help avoid a situation where language itself turns every disagreement into a battle, writes Marek Tamm.

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