Jumping in on a few of these questions (not all): > Why is diversity good? In America this isn't really a question of whether or not it's good. The fact is we

Jumping in on a few of these questions (not all): > Why is diversity good? In America this isn't really a question of whether or not it's good. The fact is we have diversity already, because of our history. There's no question of if we should allow our country to become ethnically and culturally diverse. That's already happened. So the only question we can really ask is, how to make the best of it going forward? So I think (at least in the context of America) you've framed this question in a way that's missing the point, and designed to draw out straw man arguments. > Why should we respect foreign cultures if they don't respect our own? Respect is an interesting word. I think the answer is simple: it's just common decency. Growing up I've learned to be respectful of others, even if I disagree with them, and to not stoop to a nasty person's level. > Why is racism against whites and sexism against men acceptable? I don't think it's acceptable, and probably most people don't, but I know what you're getting at. White men feel like they aren't allowed to say certain things, or engage in certain arguments, or get reprimanded for seemingly innocuous comments. There isn't a simple answer there but I think everyone would benefit from some perspective taking. It's hard as a white person to understand what it means to be black, and it's hard for a man to understand what it means to be a woman. All that being said, the vast majority of policy and history in America has been written by white men. Take a look at this picture https://modernlifepodcastnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/Presidents.jpg https://modernlifepodcastnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/Pres... and note that all but 1 of them is a white man. Women were banned by law from voting in many (most?) states until 1920. Segregation was on the books in the south until the 1960's. And of course slavery was written into the constitution until the civil war. So I think there's a reason why people get annoyed when white men talk about sexism and racism: whatever small sexism / racism you may experience as a white man really pales in comparison to the monumental sexism / racism of American history, and also the very real and more substantial sexism / racism that non-white non-men continue to experience today.