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What is multi-cultural?

I think it is better to ask "Why have we changed from 'tolerating' other cultures; to 'viewing' other cultures as a 'virtue'?"

It's one thing to expect us to be TOLERANT of people from other countries (India for example), yet a totally different thing to use these cultures as a virtue unto themselves. In India, they STILL have a caste system in which the lower castes may not even assocate with the upper castes. This means talk, eat with, or be seen in public with upper castes. In Africa, they still have cannibalism and slavery. These are hardly admirable qualities in any sense of the word.

We have Muslims who now demand to broadcast their prayers 5x/day, every day from their Mosques, in communities where playing a radio loud will result in a fine.

America USED to be melting pot. People came here, they learned English, they attended schools, they started working and earning a living, and they blended into America and the best that everyone had was shared by all. Now, we have to accept the worst of every culture, by force of law. We now have people coming into this country (illegally) and grabbing as much benefit as they can, without working to earn it. And we are told to be 'receptive' to this in the name of 'multi-culturalism'. How can this be good?

So how do I respond? Well, I have no problem hiring women, minorities or whites (which are quickly becoming a minority); but I refuse to hire someone who cannot speak English, and who attended a 'minority college'. Why? Because if they require a special college in order to get their degree, they are too weak to fit into my team. And MY team members (christian, muslim, white, black and mexican)all work together as a group. The group will not make special concessions for the individual, nor should they be expected to. Unfortunately, this appears to be the goal of 'multi-culturism'.

"America USED to be melting pot. People came here, they learned English, they attended schools, they started working and earning a living, and they blended into America and the best that everyone had was shared by all."

Great point. No one is melting anymore when they get here.

"In Africa, they still have cannibalism and slavery."

Don't forget how they mutilate their wives: clitoral castration, at the very least. Talk about sexist.

But I don't think these facts get mentioned in many classes.