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Where in that definition do you propose governance comes in? Do you think culture is governable? To me, culture lies outside the scope of governance entirely --
by uoaei 4y ago
Where in that definition do you propose governance comes in? Do you think culture is governable? To me, culture lies outside the scope of governance entirely -- it's literally just what people do to express themselves and the ways they like to spend their time.
> Societal values
Notice it doesn't say economic or material values.
- vorpalhex 4y agoWas their practice of direct democracy an important part of ancient Greek culture? (Yes! And it's Republic forms were also part of their culture!) Does the age of monarchy still have impacts on the UK? My imported gin still says "By Order of Her Majesty" on it. "God save the Queen" (or now King) is, intrinsically, part of UK culture. > values, beliefs, and practices That includes practices of law keeping, beliefs in how the law is executed, altered and enshrined, etc. In the US specifically, the founding fathers wrote _at length_ on capitalism, the free market, and how communal economic systems (they were writing prior to Marx) didn't scale. Our society is built on capitalism, through and through.
- uoaei 4y agoThat's politics, not culture. Culture is not just "the way people are". We can't just pretend words mean what we want them to mean. Language as a means of communion requires more from us.