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I've noticed an uptick in recent years of people who believe the multiculturalism is harmful to a society's survival. This is extremely popular with American ri
by asveikau 3y ago
I've noticed an uptick in recent years of people who believe the multiculturalism is harmful to a society's survival. This is extremely popular with American right wingers who would like to limit immigration or segregate people by races.
One of my favorite examples of a multi-ethnic state in Europe (kind of biased since I have some ancestry from there) is the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. That lasted a good long while with a mix of Balts, West Slavs, and East Slavs.
- ufocia 3y agoThe Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth being a federation was hardly a mix. Also, despite the union's somewhat long existence, it was the union's multiculturalism that arguably led to its demise.
- asveikau 3y agoNo sir, there was a mix. Any time you see a Lithuanian surname with "-auskas" it's because of exposure to Polish culture. There were tons of Poles in Vilnius. And Lithuanian aristocracy became rulers of Poland, starting with Jogaila. But the most ridiculous thing is that multiculturalism killed it. It was partitioned by foreign imperial powers, eg. split between Russia and Germanic powers.
- int_19h 3y agoI would also argue that Poland being culturally dominant in the union, and eventually translating it to political dominance (of e.g. Roman Catholics over Eastern Orthodox) severely diminished the original GDL multiculturalism, which was much more pluricentric and religiously tolerant. And that, arguably, was one of the causes of its eventual demise - e.g. would Ukraine have rebelled if they didn't perceive themselves as second-class citizens in Rzeczpospolita? And if it didn't, would Russia be able to eventually take over half of Poland?