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Originally Posted by aceventura3
In order for diversity to be a strength people of diverse backgrounds and experience have to be able to work and interact together with some common purpose. If diverse groups stayed isolated there is no benefit to diversity. If that is a given (I am sure some disagree, but it is what I believe), there has to be assimilation for the common good.
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It sounds like you're arguing that diversity is good...but only to a certain degree. Is that correct?
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
In this country's history not only have immigrants (or slaves brought here by force) moved to the "mainstream" the "mainstream" has often moved in the direction of the immigrants. Our unique mixture of cultures has lead to something I don't think you can find anywhere else, and I think it makes this country great. Not to mention being able to eat a different style of food almost every day of every month.
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Fair enough. But not all Americans like various types of ethnic food or our past/present/likely future version of culture, for example. My personal experience is that people often claim that diversity is a strength the same way you would say that the earth is round; like it's an irrefutable scientific fact. I'm not sure how they reached this conclusion, since human history is basically a long series of people oppressing, fighting and even mass-murdering those who are different from them.
I think that the perceived benefits of diversity (or lack thereof) are pretty subjective to the individual.