westernization
"At the same time western culture destroyed and still destroys other cultures habits and traditions. In this point the westernization is like a huge wave which straightens everything which is different. In Africa for example the enforcement of western culture during the British Empire destroyed many tribes as the younger people left their home and tried to gain ground in the western civilization."
“If it is sunny and you pull a shade across the window, is that bad? Westernization is like a plague of flies, and we are trying to put screens on our windows. Is that bad?” Are you worried by the prospect of counterrevolution? “There might be some trouble like that, but it would be against God, so it would fail.”
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