Sunday 7 February 2010

Multiculturalism

I think that multiculturalism, is in a lot of ways a good idea, but I also think that it has its limitations, for various reasons, and that some politicians, and very idealistic political people and groups, don’t understand this or admit to all these facts. Some people believe in complete or total multiculturalism, and that anyone should be able to live anywhere, and in any other country, without any laws and restrictions against this.

I can see why some people, want and desire total multiculturalism on principle - because we are all individuals and human beings regardless of race - but I also can’t think of any culture or society, where total multiculturalism in this way, actually works - other than in some communes - but most people who join communes, are very well-educated, middle-class people (like university students), and the vast majority of people are just not like that.

To have totally free and complete multiculturalism, it would take years and years of very hard social work, experience, and education, but most people don’t want to, or can’t be educated in this way, and some racism is biological and can’t be changed through education. Because of the reality of all of this, I think we do have to have some laws and restrictions on immigration, because otherwise, all that would happen, is that complete multiculturalism would just create a lot more racial conflict, and the very racist fascist political parties, would just gain more power.

So I agree that we have to have some immigration laws and restrictions, although what I don’t like, is the way the immigration legal system, makes isolated examples of people, using some racism, to do things like deny illegal immigrants social security money or jobs, and to force these isolated illegal immigrant individuals, back to their own country.

Still, this is the reality of the immigration legal system, and I alone cannot change that. I think the immigration system, should be more flexible and lax though, where illegal immigrant individuals - if they are nice, fairly moderate, and peaceful people - should be allowed to stay in this country, if they have partners here who they very much love, and need to live and be with, and if they are willing and able to study or work in some way.

1 comment: