The Chinese government is determined to repress religious and ethnic minorities. In India, the battle is between Hindus and Muslims. Sunnis and Shiites are at war all over the Middle East. The EU as a whole has huge problems with Muslim immigrants. Ethnic and religious minorities have always been viewed with suspicion in Russia. The Polish and Hungarian regimes win elections by targeting LGBTQ people. The English are split between cosmopolitans and Brexit supporters. In Ireland, Protestants and Catholics have been fighting each other for centuries.
In short, culture wars are not an element of American exceptionalism. They are, in fact, the norm around the world.