Allowing individuals to congregate in certain areas or districts, ie china town, etc. allows people of the same background to more closely comtrol their cuture. By enforcing multicultures living together and breaking up these communities does this benefit each culture or weaken them to the point that there is only 1 blended culture and is that the multi cutlural state our governments aim for?
(Just to clarify I am all for freedom of international movement and people accepting the basics of the coutry the adopt, namely the language, but not being forced to adapt their religion or historic traditons)
2006-09-22 03:15:23 · 7 answers · asked by SlapNTickle 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
This is a generic question although I base it on my experiences as a UK resident in an area of great ethic diversity (about 160 different languages are spoken in our area). I do not wish to confuse the issue here, i am not asking should people be allowed to be free or if cultures should mix, it is more a question about how our govenrments try to 'encourage' mixed communities.
2006-09-22 03:28:54 · update #1
I saw a professor recently saying 'we can have a multi-ethnic society, and we can have a multi-racial society, but we cannot have a multi-cultural society'.
And frankly, I always thought of 'China town' as multi-ethnic, not cultural, because ..... I guess because we all go there and they speak English.
I'd hate to lose China Towns, and don't see a need. But I think in terms of communication and an overarching culture, we need a single one.
United we stand, divided we fall.
In the US, each ethnic group adds its own flavor to the national culture and can celebrate their culture as well. However, when my Ukrainian friends had Ukranian picnics, or my parents went to German festivals, it was a reminder and celebration of heritage, not a rejection of the American culture they lived in day by day.
2006-09-22 03:25:59 · answer #1 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do i understand you to say you will force people from the same culture to move away so you can have a diversity of cultures in all areas?
Freedom means we can live in an area where our friends are
2006-09-22 07:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by q6656303 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We live in a free country.
That freedom comes at some cost, however.
We are able to be free because we follow rules "voluntarily" to maintain peace.
No one would expect anyone to hide or turn their back on their religion, culture or language...but as a nation, we are strongest when we have more that unifies us than divides us.
2006-09-22 03:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"allowing" and "enforcing" are very key words.
Have you visited a major US city lately? Isn't there a predominantly black and white neighborhoods. What happened to white and black cultures mixing and how would THAT help multiculturalism in US today?
2006-09-22 03:20:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the battlefield.
Christianity and Islam are the two most intolerant rape-torture-kill religions mankind has ever made-up. But then, they are really the same religion.
So, they hate and kill themselves.
Maybe religion isn't all bad after all.
2006-09-22 03:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO and surely not in the USA.
What the hell is a hyphenated American anyway, just where is your loyalty?
And if you're a "half-breed" then why do you expect or get a FULL share???
2006-09-22 03:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by usaf.primebeef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More to the point, is there any choice?
2006-09-22 03:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by Dover Soles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋