September 26, 2006
Multiculturalism defined...incorrectly
Multiculturalism Breeds TerrorismMulticulturalism—a creation of leftist, Western, nihilistic, post-modern philosophy professors—begins by promoting "cultural relativism," which holds that all cultures are of equal value; no culture is better or worse than any other. Logically, this serves to de-value Western values, such as reason, science, productiveness, and each individual's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, by equating them with the most irrational and destructive practices of primitive, mystical cultures such as voodoo medicine, the subjugation of women by men, genital mutilation, and even cannibalism. As essentialized by Peter Schwartz, "Multiculturalism is the debased attempt to obliterate values by claiming that they are indistinguishable from non-values." For the correct definition, see Multiculturalism Defined.
When you say "this posting," are you talking about "Multicultural Breeds Terrorism" or "Multiculturalism Defined"? Sounds like the latter to me.
ReplyDeleteI'm the guiding light behind the compilation of thoughts in "Multiculturalism Defined." As such, I'm pretty sure I didn't say that a multicultural society can't give rise to discrimination or bias.
Indeed, a monocultural society may be less discriminatory than a multicultural society because there's no one to discriminate against. But while a multicultural society may foster intolerance, it also may foster the tolerance needed to overcome it.
If so, the result is a better society overall. People who have learned to respect and trust "others" are better off than people who have never met "others" and don't know any better.
I was thinking of our multicultural society when I wrote, "But while a multicultural society may foster intolerance, it also may foster the tolerance needed to overcome it." Don't you think we've grown more tolerant than we were, say, 50 or 100 years ago? I do.
ReplyDeleteYour comment reminds me of The Seminal Moment in GREEN LANTERN #76. Check it out.
ReplyDeleteI may have read one issue of MOSAIC, but no, basically not. I did read the comic introducing John Stewart and many of his early adventures.
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