Should sovereign states reflect the cultural requirements of the majority & expect immigrants to respect them too ?
2007-02-07 00:54:28 · 7 answers · asked by deep.blue62 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, multiculturalism is simply a movement to get the majority to abandon their culture. One would assimilate to other country's culture, and the same should apply here. America does have a culture (despite what those who hate this country say) and all immigrants should assimilate. If not, they should go home
2007-02-07 01:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My personal opinion is that multi-culturalism (which was such a popular buzzword on college campuses in the mid-1990's) hasn't failed, but has been largely misunderstood by those who trumpeted its virtues.
I love multi-culturalism. I like to experience other people's cultures. Who doesn't like great Italian food or those KILLER burritos and margaritas at Luchita's on West 117th in Cleveland? I like the architecture of the Mediterranean, and the two weeks I spent in China were amazing.
Many people missed the multi-cultural boat, in my humble opinion, when they forgot about our own unique AMERICAN culture. Are you going to Egypt for a great cheeseburger? NO - you're going to Five Guys' in DC. Americans have a culture to be proud of - admittedly, some parts more so than others just like every country on the face of the earth.
When others come here to live, it would be nice if they assimilated to some degree, if for no other reason than that it makes it easier to get by. I hope they share their customs with us, but if you want to survive here in America you need to speak English. Trust me - if I ever decided to live in Greece, I would learn to speak Greek.
For so long we have moved away from the idea of America being a "melting pot" and toward the idea of it being a "salad bowl," but I like the melting pot better. The items in the melting pot don't lose any of their native characteristics, they just become a part of the mixture and make the concoction better, stronger, and more valuable. There isn't much unity or sharing in a salad bowl.
2007-02-07 01:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by kcbrez009 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why diverse expression of one's ethnic origin cannot be a part of culture in America. Immigration is the very basis of our nation.
We must also recognize that one person is subject to several cultures each and every day. There is ethnic culture, there is the culture of one's work or school environment, family culture, the culture that exists in one's house of worship....etc.
Help me to understand what the culture of the majority is?
And what will happen when the number of immigrants of a particular race/ethnicity becomes large enough to be the majority?
2007-02-07 01:15:49 · answer #3 · answered by not yet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think yes multiculturalism has failed. of course all States reflect and have the right to reflect their own identities. while we are trying to respect or "manipulate" some other identities, we are at the same time exaggerating the differencies between cultures. this dont not serve peace but more problems and clash of cultures...
2007-02-07 01:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by begum84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not failed. Put on pause by anti-social people, suffering from political readjustment, maybe.
2007-02-07 01:04:42 · answer #5 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
failed in a miserable way
look at the california school system
2007-02-07 01:02:16 · answer #6 · answered by pilotB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask Europe- or what's left of it.
2007-02-07 01:21:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋