[quote=FlyerInHi]CA renter, IMHO your post is euphemism for racism.
The problem is not multiculturalism but economics.
We have to compare the differences between the USA and Europe. The big difference is economics.
Despite Europe’s progressive rhetorics, their state directed economies and heterogenous populations create a de facto good ol’ boys club where you have to be of the establishment to make it.
Few tourists ever see the ghetto suburbs where immigrants live in Europe. European city centers that tourists see is far from how immigrants live.
In America, immigrants thrive in commerce. They open up shops, revive neighborhoods and become their own bosses. Prime example is NYC where countless immigrants become millionaires as small business owners and landlords. After 5 years of residency they become full-fledged citizens. Very different in Europe.
America is better positioned for the 21st century global economy.[/quote]
The problem is multiculturalism’s effects on economics. When you try to mix cultures that have very different values and beliefs regarding how, when, and why resources should be used, then you will have problems.
For example, you might have two different cultures living together with one group placing a very high value on safety, cleanliness, and having a cohesive, friendly community. This group would probably be willing to pay a fairly high price for this way of life, and many of these people would be willing to work harder in order to achieve these goals.
The second culture/group might instead value free time, and not care at all about how their homes/neighborhoods look, nor care as much about crime because they feel that their freedoms might be curtailed if they focus too much on keeping crime rates down. They would probably NOT be willing to spend more money or work harder toward the same goals as those in the first group.
When you constantly add even more diverse groups, and force them to live in the same neighborhoods/cities/states without openly and honestly acknowledging these differences, this will cause friction between these groups. If resources are scarce, or if the resources belonging to one group are used to work toward goals that are more important to the other group, problems will arise.
We cannot continue to stick our heads in the sand and pretend that these groups are not different, nor should we pretend that the power of one group over the other isn’t going to cause any problems. That is just naive and, IMHO, will lead to even greater problems and resentments down the road.
You can call it whatever name you’d like, but the fact is that the forced “blending” of multiple cultures {especially if it’s against their wills and/or if one group perceives that they are having to sacrifice a lot in order to benefit the other group(s)} has never worked in history, at least not that I’m aware of.
