[Remedy]

Today one can still read in the journals of the multiculturalist left, such as the New York Times or The Nation, that America was ultimately to blame for September 11th, and that we should focus our efforts on reaching out to the "others" who live and think differently than do we.

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[Egregious Philbin]

Do you know where I can find Ms. Zaveeni Kahn-Marcus' comments in the debate?

[only1percent]

The speaker fails to make a critically important distinction, that between the multiculturalism of the market, based upon free choice and a willingness to move beyond xenophobia, and the multiculturalism of government fiat, which is simply a redistributionist scheme founded to fight the (non-existant) menace of "white supremacy" and the (virtue described as vice) of American exceptionalism.

The obvious case for the multiculturalism of the market is Asian Americans ... who came to this country largely embracing the core American values of hard work and family, and who have made tremendous contributions since they've arrived, both economically and culturally. That the melting pot is an instrument of integration and improvement, not one of destruction and homogenization, has never been more obvious in this case. And with second generation intermarriage rates of Asian-Americans at or above 50%, it is easy to see that the "melting pot" is working in its classical sense, just as it did with the Italians, the Irish, and the Polish in the late 19th and early 20th century.

I think that Mexican Americans and other Latinos are actually another positive case on the side of the multiculturalism of the market. Although there is certainly an underclass with the typical problems of welfare, illegitimacy and criminality, there is a much larger rising middle class which is making contributions of cultural dynamism while adhering to basic American values. That their political leadership is largely addicted to the failed leftist politics is a shame, but not a shame which should be held against the majority or against the contributions they're making. I also think that attention should be paid to the tremendous corps of talented, ambitious conservative Latino politicians. The steps that are taken in the next 5 or 10 years will make the difference between Latinos eventually mirroring white voting patterns (poor for Democrats, middle class leaning Republican) or getting stuck in African American voting patterns (Democrat down the line, no matter what).

[Texas_Jarhead]

THanks. Good read BOOKMARK

[madfly]

fyi

[Guillermo]

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[Frank_2001]

Very good article!

[ThJ1800]

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Whether he rejects or redefines patriotism, the multiculturalist believes patriotism must be subdued and subordinated to the wider claims of multicultural diversity.

Is it necessarily the case that multiculturalists reject patriotism? Is it uniquely true of multiculturalists? Is it also possible that supporters of universal values subordinate patriotism to wider claims?

One can't and shouldn't reject the idea of universal values for multiculturalism, but what if the universal values that are promoted are at odds with those of one's own American culture? Krannawitter sees American national culture as the vehicle for universal truths. Europeans have a different view of what universal truths allow and may succeed in imposing that view on the rest of the world. Maybe multiculturalism is a temporary distraction in a battle of universalisms.

[ladylib]

The Orwellian implications of today's college orientation:

http://reason.com/0003/fe.ak.thought.shtml

This is going on in today's colleges and universities. Parents are paying good money to have their kids brainwashed.