The phraseology 'culture war' (kulturekampf) had its origins in continental Europe. In one connotation, it was used to delienate the internecine struggles between Protestants and Roman Catholics. It also delienated the struggles between localists and nationalists. In marked contrast, when Old Right thinkers speak of the culture war, they usually think of the cultural war against secular humanism, liberalism, and rational autonomy.

In Joseph Scotchie's words, "[T]he culture war is a grand battle royal waged between a mostly rural and small-town Middle America and their Washington-Manhatten-Hollywood tormentors." 1 "Geniune dissent from the egalitarian, feminist, homophile, multiculturalist, and socialist agendas of the dominant authorities is seldom permitted in establishment media and often is outright punished, intimidated, or actually terroized," quipped Samuel Francis. 2 In his thought-provoking book, When Nations Die James Nelson Black writes,

The tensions in the world today are only an indication of the deep turmoil in our souls. The American people have come to a moment of crisis like no other in history. We are being pressured by educators, intellectuals, and political elites into experimenting with new ideologies that are not only revolutionary but alien to our fundamental beliefs. We have every reason to worry about things such as multiculturalism, diversity and political correctness. We should be concerned about the rising immorality and the signs of a growing disrespect for human life. It is high time we expressed concern for the collapse of law and order. Conditions like these have contributed to the demise of nations throughout history.

1. 1. The Paleoconservatives. Joseph Scotchie, ed. (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1999), p. 13.
2. 2. Francis, Samuel, Revolution from the Middle, (Raleigh, NC: Middle America Press, 1997), p. 175.