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Is it that shocking that a computer game made in the USA has notions of "winning" which align with those which are dominant in American culture?


What other win conditions would you add? The US is not the only country that conquers and exports culture, civilizations have been doing that since the first hunter gatherer planted some cereals on the banks of their closest river.


Some members of the Chinese government take the view that anyone of Chinese ancestry is fundamentally Chinese, regardless of where they live or to whom they pledge allegiance; they would presumably consider "our descendants are X% of the world population" to be as much of a victory condition as "we control X% of the world's surface area".

Some members of the Russian government take the view that anyone who can speak Russian is fundamentally Russian; they would presumably consider "X% of the world population speaks Russian" to be a victory condition.

Many religious groups consider "X% of the world shares our beliefs" to be a victory condition, of course.

I don't share any of these positions, but of course I come from a Western Liberal background.


The first two fit into the Culture Victory, the religion one fits into, well, the Religion Victory.

The 6 types in the Civilization games are Science, Culture, Domination, Religion, Score, and Diplomacy. I don't see what else could be added.


I can never understand the desire to pretend that human nature isn't the same around the world. I think it's the same instinct that causes people to pine for the good old days.


Right. Like everyone has the same instincts as the Japanese to clean up their spaces after their are used. It’s why our stadiums in the US are so clean and well maintained.


That's not an instinct, it's a cultural norm strictly enforced by societal pressure. You also seem to have forgotten that the Japanese made one of the biggest plays for military dominance in the modern era. They followed that up with a really good attempt at economic dominance.




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