[e12e]

Artificial? As opposed to the natural mechanic that paints billboards with coca cola commercials, or undercut things like tap water in terms of price through hostile negotiations for water rights?

[Pyxl101]

The phrase he used was "artificially protect". This would be in comparison to allowing culture to change over time naturally.

[e12e]

Yes, but what is "natural change", and how does it relate to commercial interest? Or indeed overt colonialism?

[coldtea]

There's no "naturally" when one side has all the might and the bucks.