.... Contrary to the kind of ‘melting pot’ ideal of those who embrace pluralism and a more globalised world, multiculturalism is instead – at least as is clearly meant by Cameron and some of its other prominent critics – an ideology which stands opposed to free mixing and hybridity and instead is based on the idea of cultures as fixed and sealed entities.
A multicultural country, then, is one in which many cultures exist side by side but not in and amongst each other, and a society without any shared underlying values.
In a multicultural country, it is considered ‘racist’ to suggest that everyone should mix together and integrate into a diverse whole. Instead, immigrant communities are encouraged to maintain their cultural identities within their host nation as though they had never actually left their countries of origin. [Harry’s Place] Read more
