It seems to be a common viewpoint that it's "obviously" naive to think that the same political institutions could work for everyone around the world.

But lots of day-to-day-life things (city structures, school systems, increasingly even food...) seem to globalize quickly just fine.

Why the difference?

Seems like a good time to bring back our friend, Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

The day-to-day life "things" fulfil physiological and sometimes safety needs. Most political institutions support them.

The difference is that political institutions also reach above the foundations of the hierarchy.

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Movies seem to globalize easily

Are movies top, middle or lower in Maslow's hierarchy?

I’d argue movies that gloabalize easily typically fall lower on the hierarchy because they appeal to a least common denominator (big action, special fx, etc). Tyler Cowen talks about this in Creative Destruction 

https://tylercowen.com/dd-product/creative-destruction-how-globalization-is-changing-the-worlds-cultures

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But not all movies are created equally. Movies are a high form of art that have the power to help the viewer in their self-actualization journey