Multiculturalism is Wack!

After reading the article on Pithissippi Burning, I find myself to be stricken with paranoia. I realize that in so many ways the culture of our nation is changing. Lets face it, as long as we are the “melting pot of the world” a single dominate race was simply only going to be short lived (Tobia,2009). I don’t really have a problem with the notion that “White America” is going away. However, I do have a problem that while this change is going on the direction of our nation is heading in a negative direction. Change for the sake of change is likely never a good thing. Change for the sake of progress should top our agenda. It is quite scary to think about what the terrorist have done to this nation and it is even scarier to think about what home grown racial terrorist will further do to it. We do live in a fragile state and something simply has to give.

The article “Why Multiculturalism is Wrong” is one that I struggled to deal with. In so many ways I feel that the article is correct. Sometimes multiculturalism only muddies thew waters and makes keeping a countries heritage difficult. However, I don’t see how we can cherish our history and demand that immigrants forget theirs. I am a huge proponent for learning the language and lifestyles of the nation live in. It is in so many ways the only way you can truly “live” in your surroundings.

Both of these angles come crashing together in blinding truth through the article “The Challenge of Multiculturalism”. We as a nation are simply what we claim and proof to be. What we tell our children that our country stands is what defines us (Taylor, n.d.). We were founded on the grounds of America being a place with open arms for immigrants and have succeeded because of that notion. We have told our children about our rich history of including people because they are special and worthy, not because they conform to our thought process (Taylor, n.d.). We have shown our children that we will go and fight for people who are in need, even to the demise of ourselves. We have lost sight of our love of people at times, with the Spanish American War and especially with Slavery, but our overwhelming theme has remained constant (Taylor, n.d.). We are a nation with open doors. However, it is indeed these open doors that are compromising what our nation is about. Much like a bride, we are simply loosing our name and taking on another because of the decisions we have made. However, unlike a bride I am not sure that I hear any music, celebrating, or partying going on because of this name change.

Reference:

Tobia, P. (2009). Pithissippi Burning: Race, White Nationalism and American Culture. Retrieved on 9-13-11. Retrieved from: https://elearn.mtsu.edu/d2l/lms/content/viewer/main_frame.d2l?ou=2975445&tId=19133306

Why Multiculturalism is Wrong (n.d.) Retrieved on 9-13-11. Retrieved from: https://elearn.mtsu.edu/d2l/lms/content/viewer/main_frame.d2l?ou=2975445&tId=19133307

Taylor, S. (n.d.) The Challenge of “Multiculturalism” In How Americans View the Past and the Future. Retrieved on 9-13-11. Retrieved from: Https://elearn.mtsu.edu/d2l/lms/content/viewer/main_frame.d2l?ou=297445&tld=19133305