Talk:Multiculturalism
[edit] Before you delete this article
This is quite obviously just a stub.
I believe this article addresses our mission, specifically point 3 (Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism) and potentially point 4 (Analysis and criticism of how these subjects are handled in the media).
The necessity of this page is indicated by the fact that the term "multiculturalism" appears in some form in 32 articles on Rationalwiki.
I don't agree with everything that the reference says, but it seemed like a good place to start.
Please add to this article.
Thank you.
zieber (talk) 20:21, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
- I added a bit more. I'm afraid most of my edits will be emphasising the negative side of multiculturalism, however - maybe someone else would like to balance things out. Out of curiosity, do any people here see themselves as actively pro-multiculturalism? I'd describe myself as not-anti-multiculturalism, personally... Baljit (talk) 17:54, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
- It's difficult to classify multiculturalism exactly because it takes different forms in most places. I know EU states have national "multicultural policy," and I don't think the government should be in the business of standardizing "culture." For me, it basically means don't be a dick to people from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds. In the US, multiculturalism seems to be mostly used either by university administrators harping about "diversity" or as a bogeyman by racist, nationalist cranks. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 20:00, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Monocultural
Am I missing the snark or does this article
- Say that Mullticulturalism works in the USA - which might be a surprise to some immigrants in some areas
- Multiculturalism is failing in Europe because of a clash between Muslim and Western cultures - which might be a bit of a suprise to my friends Mike and Sangeeta
- Completly fails to address any form of multiculturalism outside of these two instances.
I mean, come on guys. I'd rewrite the whole thing but (a) I haven't got the time and (b) I'm always wary before making such significant changes. Bad Faith (talk) 13:14, 28 November 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Racism and war
I think the comment on racism and war was posted as an example of something ridiculous believed by far left groups like ANSWER. I don't think the article was actually supporting ANSWER's claim so much as mocking them. Jonee (talk) 5:24, 18 November 2012 (UTC)