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Originally Posted by akv
Diversity is just the opposite, it's people of different temperaments, talents, and convictions with ancestors from all parts of the globe coming together to become Americans in a country where you have the rights made America exceptional and great.
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akv,
Your comment on diversity above has piqued my interest..In Europe this was called Multi-cultural, (or Multi-Kulti for short) I guess first off I would like to know what you consider exceptional and great.... With USA International rankings of 35th place for Math, and 27th Place for Science (2012) it appears that our education is falling short, or students are incapable of grasping the subject matter in STEM studies.
I still believe America has plenty of other areas of exceptionalism and greatness, but I'm at a loss to put that into the same rubric as diversity (Multiculturalism). I think that “Life is an IQ test"
Is it always true that when people of different temperaments, talents, and convictions, with ancestors from all parts of the globe coming together brings exceptionalism and greatness, OR
does this only happen in America.?
Do not positive cultural norms and intelligence enhance exceptionalism, and aren't there cultures where the persistence in maladaptive behavior spans centuries and appears impervious to societal efforts at remedy. Wouldn't bringing these cultures into the mix have a negative impact on the exceptionalism and greatness ?.
What about cultural differences in work ethic, in temperament, and convictions. Wouldn't these traits play some role in expressions of exceptionalism and greatness ?.
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In 2010, Germanys Attempts to build a multicultural society in Germany have "utterly failed", Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
She said the so-called "multikulti" concept - where people would "live side-by-side" happily - did not work, and immigrants needed to do more to integrate - including learning German.
The debate first heated up in August when Thilo Sarrazin, a senior official at Germany's central bank, said that "no immigrant group other than Muslims is so strongly connected with claims on the welfare state and crime". Mr Sarrazin has since resigned.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11559451
The editors of Time may have been startled by Merkel’s speech on December 14, 2015 in which she said that multiculturalism “leads to parallel societies and remains a sham... We want and we will reduce the number of refugees noticeably.” Yet, they should not have been surprised since in a speech in October 2010 Merkel had said that multiculturalism had failed utterly. Newcomers, she said, should assimilate to German values and culture, and respect the country’s laws.
Chancellor Merkel joined European and other leaders, notably British Prime Minister David Cameron, French former president Nicolas Sarkozy, former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and former Australian Prime Minister John Howard in this assertion that multiculturalism has been a mistake. All agree that in their countries different cultural communities have been encouraged to live separate lives. Those separate communities have behaved in ways that run counter to British, German, and French values.
http://www.americanthinker.com/artic...lturalism.html
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