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<p>Conflict is rooted in diverse sources of reality and language cannot alone solve conflicts. It is necessary to know the party’s grammar and ways of discourse. There cannot be compromise without understanding each parties’ reality truths and the rules of discourse relating to the platform of reality with these embedded truths. This work of theory posits that multiple platforms of discourse, each with differing rules, underpins every type of human interaction, political polarization, cultural and ideological clash, and all international relations including that of war. This understanding leads to an engagement strategy for compromise and agreement between the seemingly irreconcilable.</p>
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Conflict is rooted in diverse sources of reality and language cannot alone solve conflicts. It is necessary to know the party’s grammar and ways of discourse. There cannot be compromise without understanding each parties’ reality truths and the rules of discourse relating to the platform of reality with these embedded truths. This work of theory posits that multiple platforms of discourse, each with differing rules, underpins every type of human interaction, political polarization, cultural and ideological clash, and all international relations including that of war. This understanding leads to an engagement strategy for compromise and agreement between the seemingly irreconcilable.

Platforms of Discourse Bridging Conflicting Cultural Realities

California State University Dominguez Hills

Social Communication

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Conflict is rooted in diverse sources of reality and language cannot alone solve conflicts. It is necessary to know the party’s grammar and ways of discourse....

Platforms of Discourse Bridging Conflicting Cultural Realities

Published Online: Apr 18, 2021

Page range: 18 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sc-2021-0002

Keywords
culture, intercultural communication, conflict management, mental worldviews

© 2021 Will McWhinney et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Platforms of Discourse Bridging Conflicting Cultural Realities

Published Online: Apr 18, 2021

Page range: 18 - 33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sc-2021-0002

Keywordsculture, intercultural communication, conflict management, mental worldviews

© 2021 Will McWhinney et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
culture, intercultural communication, conflict management, mental worldviews