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against multiculturalism Its good to be different might be the motto of our times. ... Proponents of multiculturalism usually put forward two kinds of arguments in its favour. First, they claim that multiculturalism is the only means of ensuring a tolerant and democratic polity in a world in which there are deep-seated conflicts between cultures embodying different values. ... Given the incommensurability of cultural values, pluralism, Berlin argued, was the best defence against tyranny and against ideologies, such as racism, which treated some human beings as less equal than others. ... Multiculturalism is the product of political defeat. ... Campaigning for equality means challenging accepted practices, being willing to march against the grain, to believe in the possibility of social transformation. ... The irony of multiculturalism is that, as a political process, it undermines what is valuable about cultural diversity. ... But it is precisely such dialogue and debate, and the making of such judgements, that contemporary multiculturalism attempts to suppress in the name of tolerance and respect. ... Multiculturalism is an authoritarian, anti-human outlook. |
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