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Revision as of 03:02, 9 August 2002 by Derek Ross (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Multiculturalism is a socio-political ideology popular among the political left and social liberals in developed countries.
The primary focus of multiculturalism is centred around the interactions between different cultural groups resident within a political entity; namely a state.
Exponents of multiculturalism often believe some, but not necessarily all of the following:
- different ethnic groups possess unique attributes
- differences and similarities between ethnic groups should be identified and celebrated
- different ethnic groups should learn from each other, and the means to this is by living within the same country
- ethnic homogeneity within a country leads to a bland and highly negative existence, and should be strongly discouraged
- mass immigration is wholly positive
- those of European cultural/racial descent are inherently prone to, and the primary perpetrators of racism and intolerance, and must accept the foundation of numerically large ethnic minorities within their countries so that they may, in theory, learn from them how to not be racist and intolerant
- Most human beings are inherently prone to, and the perpetrators of racism and intolerance, and must accept the foundation of numerically large ethnic-minorities within their countries so that they may, in theory, learn from them how to be tolerant and unracist.
- opposition to multiculturalism is fueled primarily by racism.