I like multi-culturalism. There are so many things I enjoy which originate from areas outside my locale area it's hard to know where to start; various types of food, many types of music, different views to be discovered through converstations with people from a different background... as far as I'm concerned the benefits of multi-culturalism far outweigh potential negative aspects.
Quote Originally Posted by English assassin
And permitting immigrant communities to, say, keep their wives and daughters in subjugation, not learning English, not working and so on, that was not a very good idea.
Agreed. Also, I don't view this as multi-culturalism as they don't add anything to the British culture; this kind of thing is a problem, not due to multi-culturalism but the way it's painted as such by numerous left-wing politicians who bleat 'racism' at the least mention of making sure immigrants become a productive member of their host country, along with enforcing at least a basic adaption to common law and principles.
Quote Originally Posted by King Malcolm
One does not need to live in a multi-cultural society to learn about other cultures. There is such a thing as world travel, i.e. travelling across the world, experiencing other cultures. The simple argument of knowing more is weak in itself.
Bear in mind that this is a privilege of richer people who can afford such travel, who frequently are more open-minded to other cultures relatively speaking, possibly due to trips to culturally different places. Many people can't afford such expensive trips and end up going on holiday locally: Dutch go camping in Holland, English down to the coast of Britain, and in America there is a tendency to stay in the US for holidays made easier due to the vast areas to choose from.