Civilizational identity shifts need both sender and receiver to be willing

Evidence

For a torn country successfully to redefine its civilizational identity, at least three requirements must be met. First, the political and economic elite of the country has to be generally supportive of and enthusiastic about this move. Second, the public has to be at least willing to acquiesce in the redefinition of identity. Third, the dominant elements in the host civilization, in most cases the West, have to be willing to embrace the convert. The process of identity redefinition will be prolonged, interrupted, and painful, politically, socially, institutionally, and culturally. It also to date has failed. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 379 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

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Broader Connections

• Civilizational identity shifts fail without elite support, public acquiescence, and host acceptance #expands (0.92) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 379