I – Introduction
Cultural imperialism is a very old phenomenon. For centuries, countries decided to impose their cultural values on other nations. Today, the United States, in the name of freedom of the market and freedom of expression, is intruding into the cultures of other countries in the world. Some people say that the American’s spread of culture is beneficial to the entire planet, arguing that people in the world want it to happen, that the cultural influences are a two-way process between the US and other countries and that it is beneficial to everybody. On the other hand, some people consider cultural imperialism as a threat. They argue that it is destroying the cultural diversity of our planet, that it is imposed on people and that it doesn’t give a chance to people in other countries to express themselves freely. After exposing the arguments of the controversy, we will focus on some legal options that have been found to reject cultural imperialism.
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