Peace between civilizations requires proactive expansion of shared values

Evidence

A Western democrat could carry on an intellectual debate with a Soviet Marxist. It would be impossible for him to do that with a Russian Orthodox nationalist. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 387 (#complicates, via linked claim)

At its heart, Said’s critique challenges the motivations of those, including Lewis and Huntington, who rely on a clash of civilizations paradigm to make sense of the world in general and the relationship between Islam and the West in particular. Such a paradigm feeds on conflict and division, thereby “increasing the rifts between people in order to prolong our dominance.” What we need is not conflict but community, not a clash but a coming together of people across cultural barriers to face the dangers that threaten the entire human race. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 233 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Durable peace requires transforming mindsets, not only weapons. — Miles Hewstone and Ed Cairns and Alberto Voci and Juergen Hamberger and Ulrike Niens, Intergroup Contact, Forgiveness, and…, 6; Emphasizing essential cultural difference feeds the clash-of-civilizations frame — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 256; Reparations advocacy must tie social change to the dominant group’s cherished values. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 615 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Ideological conflicts remain bridgeable while civilizational differences do not #complicates (0.90) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 387
• The clash-of-civilizations paradigm serves to prolong dominance #complicates (0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 233
• Commentators project civilizational difference onto shared scriptures to serve their arguments #complicates (0.75)