I wrote about the failure of political multiculturalism last year, in this essay, where I argued, “The Multicultural Experiment is failing; failing not only society but also the very minorities it is has been employed to aid.” Now it seems the government has woken up to the reality that, while a multi-ethnic society is possible and desirable, the use of multiculturalism as a means to integrate minority groups within society is highly counterproductive.
Maybe now, with Ruth Kelly’s statements on record, we can have a reasoned and progressive discussion about how to reduce inter-ethnic/religious tensions without the constant cloud of political correctness stifling debate?
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I am of the opinion, Tyger, that you have boarded a derelict ship here. Multiculturalism is often in sheer conflict with laws, the laws that have been enacted to suit the majority of the population, but those with a different cultural basis are not, in most cases, ductile, and ill-understood religions can conflict with the established norm.
It happened in Britain when Henry VIII had Catholicity banned. How many centuries have been necessary to make both sides unite again in the paramount defence of the country’s interests and towards a pacific coexistence.
I am afraid the only solution, as you imply, for the time being is that immigrants respect the letter and the spirit of the Law to the last consequences. Time will pave the way for a gradual acceptance of reality by all cultural parties, without impositions of any kind, except those prevailing in the Law.