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As I said before, it's a multiracial yet monocultural society that would be the best fit for someone to live in and raise a family. But in the US, the tendency seems to be that cultures (urban, suburban, religious, liberal, yuppie, blue collar, etc.) are racially exclusive of certain groups (or all but one group). Usually with "multicultural" areas, there's almost always an underclass group, hence forth causing the masses within the multicultural society to affirm (or reaffirm) negative stereotypes about these individuals, hence causing more hatred towards the underclass group; something that has increased among urban liberals particularly in recent years. Examples of this includes the growing hatred of all blacks in the northeast and all Hispanics in the southwest. This is one of the main reason why multicultural societies end up creating more divisions than unity.
What America needs is a monocultural society where various races living in a place where their experiences, upbringing, goals, concerns, and interests are similar. This is what we had during the 1980s-1990s and look how race relations were then (excluding the dramatic events such as the LA Riots and the OJ Simpson case). With a monocultural society, we can guarantee ourselves a formidable chance to conquer racial prejudice.
In my opinion crime and all that accompany have more to do with socioeconomics and values than race.
In my neighborhood, we have all types of races within doors of each other.
We all get along great because we all value the same thing; good schools, peace and quiet, friendly, respectful neighbors, and no crime. We don't blare our stereos at each other, respect the neighborhood, the city, and most importantly, each other.
We appreciate what we have and don't take it for granted.
I agree that values play a big role.Even within races you will find groups like the religious who prefer to be a community unto themselves.Then there are eduational groups and atrist etc. They even tend to subdivide many cities .
I wish I could remember the social study on this issue or I would link to it but basically they studied racially diverse areas and found the people in them to actually be more insular and having less contact with their neighbors, less community cooperation, etc. And no, this wasn't some bogus right wing study with an agenda, it was done by university social scientists. All these bumper stickers phrases like "celibrate diversity" etc sound nice in theory but I believe the social science shows in reality it doesn't quite work out that way.
It also begs the question of what diversity really is. Is Berkeley ,CA, where everyone may be ethnically different but have the same left wing group think opinions really all that diverse?
Anyway, to the op, I use to live in eastern Washington and while it's not ethnically diverse, it is a nice area to live.
I wish I could remember the social study on this issue or I would link to it but basically they studied racially diverse areas and found the people in them to actually be more insular and having less contact with their neighbors, less community cooperation, etc. And no, this wasn't some bogus right wing study with an agenda, it was done by university social scientists. All these bumper stickers phrases like "celibrate diversity" etc sound nice in theory but I believe the social science shows in reality it doesn't quite work out that way.
Is this the study by Robert Putnam of Harvard University that you're referring to? Very interesting reading.
The Downside of Diversity
A Harvard political scientist finds that diversity hurts civic life. What happens when a liberal scholar unearths an inconvenient truth?
ITA. I live in a non-diversified town and I love it. No crime, excellent schools, no thugs, great neighbors, I feel very safe and comfortable here.
The fact is: some people want to live amongst their own kind. I don't think this should be a problem and nobody should be accused of being racist because of it, either.
There's nothing wrong in wanting to live in a community where people share your culture, however you define it. What most people take offense to is the idea that others are necessarily criminals, bigots, lax housekeepers, or otherwise disrespectful and undesirable neighbors. It sounds like your town is a great place, and you definitely shouldn't be called a racist for choosing to live there. Do you agree, though, that there are a lot of diverse and majority-other towns with low crime, good schools and friendly neighbors?
My goodness. It looks like some people embrace "diversity" only if it means everyone thinks alike. How ironic that the above post is exhibiting the same closed mind and elitism that s/he is accusing the OP of exhibiting.
Bingo! You have to embrace the "correct" type of diversity and that usually excludes differing values or leanings.
I don't think many cities really have 'diversity'. Diversity means A LOT of different people from A LOT of different places. For example, Iranian, Indian, Brazilian, German, Russian, Ethiopian, Pacific Islander, etc., etc.
When I read this thread, many people seem to be talking about African-American, European-American, or Mexican...and not much else. I find all three of those to be VERY AMERICAN and not so diverse. I find those areas boring and dull and not diverse at all.
Diversity means you'll hear many different languages, have many different restaurants to eat from, and MANY different kinds of festivals from MANY different cultures around the world, etc.
I just want to say that just because a place is diverse does not mean it is bad. I live on a very nice street. There is no crime whatsoever, no loud music, everyone gets along, no problems at all.
And on my street [not neighborhood...just street] there is:
2 Indian Families
1 Korean Family
5 White Families
1 Chinese Family
3 Black Families
1 Muslim Family
And also the school I got to is very diverse too. There are also no problems there either except for some fights now and then but I'm pretty sure that happens at every school. At my school...
38% are White
24% are Black
19% are Asian
20% are Hispanic
So basically my school is racially diverse. It is also religiously diverse too although I don't know the statistics. I know plenty of Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jewish, etc kids. We also have kids of many different ethnicities. I have had kids in my classes who have been Irish, German, Greek, Polish, Italian, Pakistani, Indian, Chinese, Korean, Jamaican, Zimbabwean, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Colombian, Puerto Rican, Lebanese, Israeli, etc.
I live in a extremely diverse town and there is barely any crime. No murders.
Last edited by dancer1212; 07-09-2008 at 12:32 AM..
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