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The irony is that for there to be diversity there must be protectionist policies and xenophobia to preserve it.
by verroq 10y ago
The irony is that for there to be diversity there must be protectionist policies and xenophobia to preserve it.
- ComodoHacker 10y agoPolicies maybe, but not necessarily xenophobia. Xenophobia starts where multiculturalism fails. IMHO European multiculturalism has failed not in its idea, but in its implementation.
- stcredzero 10y agoXenophobia starts where multiculturalism fails. IMHO European multiculturalism has failed not in its idea, but in its implementation. Then implementation of multiculturalism is always in a state of partial failure. I guess it always has "bugs?" Intolerance always seems to seep in, even from the most vocal proponents of tolerance. In fact, there seems to be a correlation between how stridently one advocates tolerance and how much intolerance seeps in with it.
- ComodoHacker 10y agoYes, there will always be some intolerance, whatever the "norm" and "deviation" are. Let's see it as a necessary part of diversity, which in turn is a necessary part of evolution. Even xenophobia, as an extreme form of intolerance, has its roots, often far in the past, when it was somehow relevant for that particular society.
- wfo 10y agoIt is not ironic at all it is factual and even obviously the case in any capitalist society (the policies, at least, there is no evidence of any xenophobia in the scope of the article or discussion here).