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I'd appreciate it if you didn't deliberately misinterpret your citations, considering in your first he explicitly says: "in the long run immigration and diversi
by fzeroracer 8y ago
I'd appreciate it if you didn't deliberately misinterpret your citations, considering in your first he explicitly says: "in the long run immigration and diversity are likely to have important cultural, economic, fiscal, and developmental benefits" [1]
And your second citation says nothing of the sort with regards to immigration, it is solely examining the affects of geography within a country as it affects conflict both religious and ethnic.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Putnam#Diversity_and_trust_within_communities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Putnam#Diversity_and...
- deogeo 8y agoI didn't misinterpret anything - the study author says so, not the study itself. And he failed to show it in that or any subsequent study. He also delayed publication for 6 years because he didn't like the results, so it's not surprising he said so. The second citation doesn't examine the effects of 'geography', but the effects of borders and boundaries between ethnic groups, finding increased conflict where those boundaries are missing.
- seizethecheese 8y agoAccusing the above comment of deliberately misinterpreting the citations adds an unnecessary negativity to this discussion. Better to assume incompetence than malice, if that's even the case. Furthermore, this discussion is about the overall cost/benefit calculation, so your point about the paper saying there are benefits does not preclude what the above comment stated.