"The public is much less engaged or extreme in its views than you’d suspect... The US history of culture wars suggests we’re at a very dangerous moment... Where America leads, Britain often follows – but we can still choose a different path."
theconversation.com/culture-wars-u…
theconversation.com/culture-wars-u…
Across a whole series of terms connected to the culture wars, the majority said they’d heard at best “a little” about them, with large proportions saying they’d never heard of common media & political tropes such as “cancel culture” & “microagressions”.
Framing matters: the term that's cut through most is “white privilege”, with over half of the UK public saying they’d heard a lot about it.
While half of white British people agree it’s easier to get ahead if you’re white, only 29% agree there is “white privilege” in Britain. 🤔
While half of white British people agree it’s easier to get ahead if you’re white, only 29% agree there is “white privilege” in Britain. 🤔
It’s good news that the UK public is too sensible or distracted to get caught up in this rhetoric as yet, but it would be a mistake to relax. The public aren't passive recipients of messages from on high, but political & media discussions can be catalysts that encourage division. 
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