Embrace the world's diversity (Letter to the Editor)

Boston Globe ^ | May 1, 2005 | NANCY NOLAN

[expatguy]

Yes, I do pick and choose. I never claimed to be completely tolerant of everything. I do claim that other cultures have things that we can put to good use

And so who then decides what "we" can put to good use?

[cubreporter]

There are those among us who try to FORCE us to love everyone. It will not happen. It just wont'. I wonder if those very people like the stars and politicians LOVE each other???????????????????// No, of course not. You CANNOT force people to love each other...it is not human. It does not happen that way. It will NEVER happen. It's just life.

[Nea Wood]

He should consider sending his son to the Christian school in town, where children with strong religious convictions, who are opposed to certain issues, can be taught with more narrow guidelines similar to his belief system. There, his son would not have to learn the wonderful diversity education taught in public school.

Typical liberal. This letter reeks of arrogance and condescension. She believes in tolerance for everyone except those evil, narrow-minded Christians, who should shut up and get out of her school.

[R. Scott]

We would still be living in shacks and driving chariots to war.

[R. Scott]

I, as an individual, decide for myself. I don't need someone forcing their way on me.

[R. Scott]

You CANNOT force people to love each other...it is not human. It does not happen that way.

Nope. What can happen is an increase in animosity.

[R. Scott]

“We would still be living in shacks and driving chariots to war.”, was in error. It applies to the Celtic, not the Anglo/Saxon culture I used as an example. The Anglo/Saxon culture was actually a combination of predominately Germanic, Celtic and Roman cultures. It difficult to find a culture anywhere, anytime that did not adapt what it wanted from other cultures – unless we consider the isolated tribes of South America. They may even have adopted ways from others we don’t know about.

[raybbr]

“We would still be living in shacks and driving chariots to war.”, was in error. It applies to the Celtic, not the Anglo/Saxon culture I used as an example. The Anglo/Saxon culture was actually a combination of predominately Germanic, Celtic and Roman cultures. It difficult to find a culture anywhere, anytime that did not adapt what it wanted from other cultures – unless we consider the isolated tribes of South America. They may even have adopted ways from others we don’t know about.

Are you saying that without embracing the other cultures they would never have been able to invent something to take the place of the chariot? Hard to conceive.

Adapting is one thing. Embracing (homosexuality, for example) is another thing. Homosexuality is an abberation of nature. It cannnot be described as anything else. By its nature it promotes and espouses the destruction of the human race. Can something like that be accepted? Sure. One can accept that it exists.

Can we approve? That's the big question. Homosexuals, whose very nature espouses the end of humanity, want us to approve of their actions. How can one knowing it means the end of man?

Their are millions of examples of man's adapting others ways into their own. Usually that means an improvement. Adapting homosexuality into our society as something normal is impossible. It does not enhance humankind. It can only destroy it. Approving homosexuality goes against man's very nature. How do you change that? Not with legislation, coercion, guilt, etc. It can't be done.

[nightdriver]

And, of course, the rightness or wrongness of each cultural characteristic is left up to the individual, is it not?

So the individual that agrees that nazi concentration camps and moslem beheadings are OK has just as much standing as those who disagree.

That would make for a great, united culture, don't you think? (/sarc.)

[cubreporter]

And....I would say that has already happened, wouldn't you?

[R. Scott]

The animosity is increasing every day.

[expatguy]

Don't give up hope.

The Sophistry of "Tolerance"

[R. Scott]

Yep.

[R. Scott]

Homosexuality is an abberation of nature. It cannnot be described as anything else. By its nature it promotes and espouses the destruction of the human race. Can something like that be accepted? Sure. One can accept that it exists.

Strange. I didn’t know that homosexuality was a culture. It exists in every culture I am familiar with. Is this something new? It can be viewed as a subculture, but not as a culture itself.

[raybbr]

Strange. I didn’t know that homosexuality was a culture. It exists in every culture I am familiar with. Is this something new? It can be viewed as a subculture, but not as a culture itself.

In the context of this story homosexuality was presented as a familial culture through the book the child was given at age 6. You are technically correct that it is a sub-culture. But, of course, they don't see it that way. Homosexuals see their lifestyle as a seperate culture and should be treated as such. Hence their cry for laws specific to them: Anti-hate laws, civil union laws that only apply to them, etc.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Statement: "...My children grew into very tolerant, intelligent, and caring young adults, the type of people we need more of. With the world changing so fast, not acknowledging and embracing the diversity of our fellow human beings is harmful and unproductive."

Response: Agreed. However, the question is how to "acknowledge and embrace>" I suggest garlanding one's head with laurel, draping the body beautiful in a diaphanous gown,then with great leaps and bounds head towards the southern border blowing kisses and playing a flute. That way the philosophers, mathematicians and computer scientists crossing the border, at night, will know we are acknowledging their instrinsic superiority as mankinds teachers.

[Navy Patriot]

It is a choice, and Parker can choose whatever school suits him best.

I'm sure that Nancy Nolan would give Parker his choice of vouchers too, right?

[Barset]

I just finished reading Jean Raspail's "Camp of the Saints." This deluded woman and her brain-washed children are the smug, blind progeny of the Left's lies about the equality of cultures.

"It is not about race (or gender)--it is about civilization."

[StonyBurk]

Most certainly do agree. And would be interesting to find
out if she would be another MOTHER like that young Barry
Winchell had -who is still trying to harrass the post Commander at Ft.Campbell--or that boy Matthew Shepherds
folks who exploited his death by druggies as a Hate Crime to catch their fifteen minutes of fame. OR that boy
In Arkansas who was allowed go to "work" for the joy boys who murdered him before hew turned fourteen (But they was only playng their queer kinda games.When they gagged him with his own underwear and shoved pills down his mouth before,and during their sodomy .

[Dan from Michigan]

I don't think that's right posting a private citizen's email addy on a public board. Privacy should be respected.

Use the letters to the editor section to reply to the letter through the Boston Globe. That's the right way to do it.