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Sic transit "E pluribus unum"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melti
by Kim_Bruning 6y ago
Sic transit "E pluribus unum"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot
- inglor_cz 6y agoFormer Kaiser of Austria-Hungary, Franz Joseph, had a personal motto of "Viribus Unitis". That means "With United Forces". It was also used by A-H military. In practice, the multicultural empire was greatly weakened by incessant nationalist bickering. Once you have to declare that X is your strength or something similar, it most likely isn't.
- Kim_Bruning 6y agoGood counter-example. I would argue that Diversity is necessary, but not sufficient. ("E pluribus unum" is -of course- the motto of the United States of America. Not the least of nations!) "If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's always more than one way to view a situation. What's true for the group is also true for the individual. It's simple: Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death. "
- imwillofficial 6y agoAnd as America becomes more different from one person to the next, how is that whole “melting pot” idea working? Multiculturalism is dead.