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- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 06:30:22 EDT
Eric, I think you particularly would enjoy Jonathon Sack's book. It addresses, not always answers, but addresses, the issues you raise here. at 5: in the morning I'm not prepared to give a summation and in truth the book cannot be summed up. But you might leaf through a copy at your local bookstore. I think you'd find it thought-provoking on the subject you raise. The title is "The Dignity of Difference â How to Avoid the Clash of Civilisations". But he doesn't merely talk about avoiding clashes; he also talks about why he thinks it is a positive interaction, and how acknowledging and respecting and enjoying diversity can be a beneficial and nurturing thing. I'd be interested in your take on the book if you glance at it. I personally consider it one of the most important and profound pieces on the issue you raise. But that's just me <g>. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Diversity Questions Date: 8/6/05 11:06:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time From: _eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: While on the subject of national languages, I wanted to ask about diversity. For the past thirty years at least, everyone here has been bombarded with a simple, optimistic proposition: Diversity is strength. What empirical evidence do we have to support that proposition? Is it just an act of faith? Do we have actual evidence that diversity is strength or is just a leap of intuition? Do we merely HOPE that diversity is strength? Furthermore, assuming diversity IS strength, where does the path of encouraging this diversity lead? America takes people from all over the world in the name of diversity, gets them to accept capitalist monoculture and thrive in it...and do what? Become more homogeneous? Isn't "accepting diversity" a way of taming diversity so as to destroy it? Doesn't the "accepting diversity" route ultimately lead to uniformity? Asking questions without an agenda, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
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