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What’s funny to me is that people are only complaining about diversity in the US and Europe. Although I have seen a few articles about class based diversity in

What’s funny to me is that people are only complaining about diversity in the US and Europe. Although I have seen a few articles about class based diversity in Latin America and India. Maybe I am missing something but I don’t see complaints about diversity in Arabia, Persia, African Regions, Asian regions. Yet there are historic multi-ethnic conflicts in most of not all of these areas. Take the Hausa, Fula, Igbo, and Yoruba of Nigeria for example, as an example. Ultimately, dividing people and calling it “diversity” resembles a divide and conquer tactic for reducing the cohesion of a society, making it easier to control (via narratives and reducing my inter-group trust compared to some central, approved authority), in my view. Check out Ryan Long for a humorous example: “When Racists and Woke Agree On Everything”: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev373c7wSRg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev373c7wSRg

jariel 6y ago
Diversity in the West basically means 'Not Just White People' due to historical power asymmetries, and the fact that at least in the 'New World', 'race' is not supposed to be a defining feature of national identity, or at least for some. It's slightly more of a paradox outside the New World because ethnicity and nationality are really tightly intertwined.
- aeoleonn 6y ago
  Power asymmetries are not always and not simply the result of a lack of "diversity". Power asymmetry can be the result of a variety of interactions between a variety of factors-- not just "lack of diversity". For example, a power asymmetry might result from information asymmetry, and information acquisition does not necessarily require [political/economic] power. Also, a power asymmetry might result from a competency or cultural asymmetry (such as "need for achievement" *), which are also not necessarily due to a "lack of diversity". Competency or cultural asymmetry can result from cultural or sociological tendencies of a given group to promote certain activities for their particularly culturally nuanced view of "status". Power can also be a geographical asymmetry. And a demographic one, in terms of political economics. * "Need for achievement (N-Ach) is an individual's desire for significant accomplishment, mastering of skills, control, or high standards. The term was first used by Henry Murray and associated with a range of actions. These include: "intense, prolonged and repeated efforts to accomplish something difficult." . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_achievement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_achievement

jariel 6y ago

Diversity in the West basically means 'Not Just White People' due to historical power asymmetries, and the fact that at least in the 'New World', 'race' is not supposed to be a defining feature of national identity, or at least for some. It's slightly more of a paradox outside the New World because ethnicity and nationality are really tightly intertwined.

aeoleonn 6y ago
Power asymmetries are not always and not simply the result of a lack of "diversity". Power asymmetry can be the result of a variety of interactions between a variety of factors-- not just "lack of diversity". For example, a power asymmetry might result from information asymmetry, and information acquisition does not necessarily require [political/economic] power. Also, a power asymmetry might result from a competency or cultural asymmetry (such as "need for achievement" *), which are also not necessarily due to a "lack of diversity". Competency or cultural asymmetry can result from cultural or sociological tendencies of a given group to promote certain activities for their particularly culturally nuanced view of "status". Power can also be a geographical asymmetry. And a demographic one, in terms of political economics. * "Need for achievement (N-Ach) is an individual's desire for significant accomplishment, mastering of skills, control, or high standards. The term was first used by Henry Murray and associated with a range of actions. These include: "intense, prolonged and repeated efforts to accomplish something difficult." . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_achievement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_achievement