All the different races, religions, and cultures, forming together in this melting pot...
2007-09-17 08:34:52 · 15 answers · asked by Not so looney afterall 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Hey commonsense, I just read you're becoming less of a minority!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070917/sc_livescience/numberofleftiesbouncesback
2007-09-17 10:00:18 · update #1
YES. Every American is blessed with the opportunity to learn so much about cultures and peoples from all over the world, without ever even having to travel. Just look down the street, or next door, or behind you in class, or in front of you at the Post Office! I love to talk to people who are "different" from me. It's very exciting to me.
I think it is tragic for people to have a kneejerk negative reaction to somebody because they do not look or sound like you. They're missing out on so much.
2007-09-17 08:43:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I definitely think it's a big factor, but unfortunately, our tolerance has fallen off. I attribute this to those who practice divisive politics--trying to turn Americans against one another in order to garner votes. I still believe in the UNITED States of America and it has been my experience that we are all a lot more alike than we are different.
Many people in America do not live or work in diverse areas. They are therefore deprived of the opportunity to get to know people from different cultures, and I think this is sad. It also makes it easier for them to negatively stereotype entire groups of people. It would be beneficial to the country as a whole if more Americans would do more traveling around our country and to other countries, open-mindedly trying to understand people different from themselves.
2007-09-17 08:52:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about ONE of the things that makes the US so great? And the "melting pot" idea is politically incorrect now. It's more like a "tossed salad." In a melting pot, everything changes to become one glob. In a tossed salad, things are able to keep their color and flavor, their "identity" yet still come together as one great thing. (I still prefer the "melting pot" phrase as few people ever gave up their entire cultures to be Americans.)
2007-09-17 08:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes and no.
If it contributes to an assimilation into a greater common culture, yes.
If it contributes to ethnic enclaves that expect everybody else to bend over backwards so the enclaves can "preserve their own culture" while not assimilating, then no.
Yes to melting pot. No to tossed salad.
2007-09-17 08:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But diversity also creates conflict among other ethnicities, religions, and cultures. Often, we are side tracked with race and religion issues instead of focusing on what really matters.
2007-09-17 08:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by Liberal City 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Diversity is nice, but not the main motivating factor of what made the US great.
In a lot of ways, it is diversity that is preventing the US from continuing to be great.
When all the people were coming to the US from Europe through Ellis Island, and other ports, they took on the culture of their new home, and made themselves part of the culture. They did not ignore their heritage, but they did not choose to broadcast it, and expect others to embrace it.
2007-09-17 08:48:54 · answer #6 · answered by cbmttek 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep... a UNITED DIVERSITY.
People coming from all corners to form a more perfect union. Learning to assimilate enough to communicate, has been the legacy of our forefathers and the reason our nation has made such great strides in such a short time.
2007-09-17 09:22:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It used to be. But now everyone thinks that anything different ( or diverse) about them entitles them to special treatment, hence Affirmative Action, Gay Marriages, etc. I am a left handed person ( which is only 10% of the US population ) so I want to, because of that diversity, be given preferential treatment when job hunting after my tuition is paid for by the taxpayers. You see, when I was in school, all the desks had right handed supports but there were no left handed desks. So since I was treated differently by being discriminated against in schooI, I should get free stuff.
2007-09-17 08:45:42 · answer #8 · answered by commonsense 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think so. But we must have shared values and beliefs. There must be something bigger than all of us that tie us together.
We must have a strong bond with one another for it to work.
Diversity brings creativity and smart intellectual power.
2007-09-17 09:08:18 · answer #9 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the people - not because of their race, but because of their hearts. Don't get me wrong- the acceptance of all people definately contributes to the greatness of America.
2007-09-17 08:43:18 · answer #10 · answered by duckkillerdan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋