What is the crux of the American culture clash?

Americans are “fine.” Ask a Russian, and you'll get much more: the truth. read more

I do agree with Richard Weinberg that parts of the culture clash definitely began with the Counterculture Movement. Before then the Anglo US was very culturally homogenous. There were religious differences, racial and ethnic differences, but most Anglo-Americans had a much more similar worldview. read more

Based upon your choice of words, I believe that one of the ways in which you can eliminate cultural clashes is to approach Americans with a more amicable attitude. Similar to all countries, America is a mixture of people comprised of the same variety of personalities found in other countries, so if you find that you're always clashing with all of them, the problem lies with yourself. read more

Trump now finds himself the leader of a deeply divided country that is experiencing a clash of cultures: white America against diversity; urban against rural; modernity against anti-modernity. The America of tomorrow will include a growing number of blacks and Hispanics: Trump's victory was the last major rearguard battle of the whites. read more