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Victor Hanson on Multiculturalism
RightNetwork.com ^ | 09.08.10 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 09/10/2010 5:20:57 AM PDT by VU4G10

Multiculturalism is now the final arbiter of all liberal sensitivity. Let me explain.

Liberalism professes radical equality. More recently, it has extended that notion to cultures at large. Just as all of us are to be ensured parity here, so too those abroad are to be seen as our collective cultural equals.

But logical problems arise with such moral equivalence: whereas it fiercely attacks any supposed enemies of tolerance at home, it oddly finds all that inconvenient when looking abroad.

Take the idea of diversity. This concept postulates that society is enriched by a mosaic of different religions, races, and ethnic groups—all rightly equal under the law, all somewhat “different” from one another.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: multiculti; vdh; victordavishanson
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1 posted on 09/10/2010 5:20:58 AM PDT by VU4G10
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To: VU4G10

Multiculturism is destroying America. We have way too many people who have no interest in being Americans.


2 posted on 09/10/2010 5:30:03 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012 (Proud Infidel)
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To: VU4G10

Leftists dont care what happens overseas, their aim for “diversity” and other pc nonsense is to fragment and destroy America. America is their enemy, along with Christianity, Boy Scouts, Catholic Church as an institution and other symbols of traditional family and society. They are single minded and entirely focused on destroying this country and couldnt care less about applying the same concepts overseas as they do here. Hence the silence when all sorts of evil happens in other countries. Remember this: all advances on the PC trail are irreversable in their minds, all threats to their work are dealt with harshly, any challenge to their accomplishments will be met with the most hard core and/or vocal rebutals by their media and other allies such as the ACLU, George Soros, Democratic Party, etc. They have seen a string of unbroken success for 50 years and continue their evil work of fragmenting and destroying this country. We were strong and able when we called ourselves the “melting pot.” No more. That concept is as out of favor as chastity and strong families.


3 posted on 09/10/2010 5:35:48 AM PDT by Bulldawg Fan (Victory is the last thing leftists and their fellow Defeatists want.)
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To: VU4G10

Based on their actions and not on their words, “multiculturalism” is not so much being aggressively inclusive of non-white cultures as it really means any/every culture except WASP culture. As far as I am concerned, this is identical to the push for “diversity”.


4 posted on 09/10/2010 5:42:12 AM PDT by theBuckwheat
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“Multiculturalism” is nothing more than the left’s code word for “Anti-White.”


5 posted on 09/10/2010 5:47:57 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: VU4G10

“Multiculturalism” sounds less off-putting than “suicide.”


6 posted on 09/10/2010 5:50:27 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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7 posted on 09/10/2010 5:52:48 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.

Yep.

The answer to multiculturalism is simply to ask yourself the last time you heard someone charge up a hill and shout "Divided We Stand!"

8 posted on 09/10/2010 5:53:12 AM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: VU4G10

Basically it gives a fig leaf of sophistication to some overpaid college professors, that treason is cool.


9 posted on 09/10/2010 6:12:20 AM PDT by junta (S.C.U.M. = State Controlled Unreliable Media)
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To: IronJack; bcsco; All

” The answer to multiculturalism is simply to ask yourself the last time you heard someone charge up a hill and shout “Divided We Stand!” “

DAILY WINNER !!


10 posted on 09/10/2010 6:20:25 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (((.Go troops! " Vote out RINOS. They screw you EVERY time" Jim Robinson)
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To: bcsco

Multiculturalism:

” Equality for thee, but not for me”


11 posted on 09/10/2010 6:28:34 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (((.Go troops! " Vote out RINOS. They screw you EVERY time" Jim Robinson)
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To: stephenjohnbanker; IronJack
” The answer to multiculturalism is simply to ask yourself the last time you heard someone charge up a hill and shout “Divided We Stand!” “

DAILY WINNER !!

Absolutely! Best statement I've read in a long time.

12 posted on 09/10/2010 6:29:00 AM PDT by bcsco (From Recovery Summer to The Winter of our Discontent...)
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To: ilovesarah2012

“Multiculturalism” is simply a euphemism for “anti-American/anti-Christian culture”.


13 posted on 09/10/2010 6:30:37 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: theBuckwheat

identical to the push for “diversity”


Pretty evident when leftists will call an 80% Hispanic or 80% Black group is “more diverse” than any that has 50% whites.

Diversity = fewer white people and less traditional American culture


14 posted on 09/10/2010 6:32:37 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: VU4G10

read later.


15 posted on 09/10/2010 6:35:09 AM PDT by Actually_in_Tokyo (ahead of the game)
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To: MrB

You are absolutely right!


16 posted on 09/10/2010 6:40:15 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012 (Proud Infidel)
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To: MrB; All

“Multiculturalism” is just a euphemism for anti-American/anti-Christian culture “

” ” The answer to multiculturalism is simply to ask yourself the last time you heard someone charge up a hill and shout “Divided We Stand!” “

Why I read Free Republic


17 posted on 09/10/2010 6:51:53 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (((.Go troops! " Vote out RINOS. They screw you EVERY time" Jim Robinson)
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One particular Freeper has a tagline that reads IIRC...

Political Correctness, Multiculturalism and Diversity = National Suicide.

I couldn’t agree more.


18 posted on 09/10/2010 6:57:35 AM PDT by Ammo Republic 15
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To: GreenHornet

Agree it’s why the msm pimp it.


19 posted on 09/10/2010 7:35:34 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Ammo Republic 15

” Political Correctness, Multiculturalism and Diversity = National Suicide. “

Amen!


20 posted on 09/10/2010 7:39:54 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (((.Go troops! " Vote out RINOS. They screw you EVERY time" Jim Robinson)
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