The clash of two civilisations

Or rather one civilised and one not so civilised.

Ever since the dawn of civilisation, there was always the presence of assimilation between cultures. The Romans did it so well that even after their fall, the people that revolted still bear unmistakable traces of their Roman origins, in law, the sciences and even in naming conventions (the name Caesar has become and unmistakable sign of a ruler in many countries in all its different forms). In Europe three successive waves of assimilations swept through the continent from the 14th to 17th century, the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment. And today, we face perhaps the last possible assimilation yet due to globalisation, and that is the westernisation of the entire world, unfortunately we also face some of the greatest threats to its success, tolerance and the knack for preserving culture.

Perhaps the best examples of resistance to westernisation is shown in Afghanistan and Iraq, while examples of the threats are displayed in the Netherlands and to a lesser extent Britain.

(too lazy to continue today, have 2 enormous non-fiction book to finish)