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MENTAL MODEL · M5465

Coca-Colonization

Coca-Colonization
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Refers to the cultural penetration and lifestyle assimilation of non-Western countries through the products and popular culture of Western (especially American) multinational corporations such as Coca-Cola. It is a form of soft cultural imperialism.

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The ideological nature of consumer goods. Do not assume that commodities are just commodities. All popular consumer products (phones, coffee, movies) carry the value codes of their origin. Consumption is voting; consumption is discipline.

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In globalization, multinational corporations' products carry the lifestyle and values of their origin, spreading through markets and media, gradually assimilating local cultures (diet, aesthetics, consumption habits), leading to cultural homogenization. The mechanism is "consumption as cultural input."

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