Multiculturalism - Smart Business Or Racism

The Ayn Rand Institute has called multiculturalism "thethe Baby Boomer generation is also a member of an
new racism" that would turn a country into "countryethnic culture. In the African-American culture, Martin
into a collection of separatist groups". They areLuther King's death had a much more profound
joined by others believing multiculturalism positionsimpact than that of JFK. In European-American
one culture above another culture without statinghomes JFK's death was a more significant event.
which culture belongs at the top. This, they contend,If we were not multicultural as individuals, the events
will lead to the creation of "separatist groupswould have had exactly the same effect on every
competing with each other for power".person. Due to the multicultural aspects of our
Yet if you read yesterday's definition of culture withcharacter, events are perceived differently. Neither is
an inquisitive mind, you may have already figured outbetter than the other, they are just different.
that every individual on this planet is alreadyTrue multiculturalism is not about any single element
individually multicultural. Each of us belongs toof a persona. It is about the dozens of cultures each
different multiple different cultures at the same time.of us has within us. See MBC Global's Cultural Bridges
For example, we are members of a specificto see a sampling of more than 20 cultural categories.
generational culture. The Baby Boomer generationYou will see each one represents a portion of the
experienced the assassinations of John F. Kennedyway you think, act, and react.
and Martin Luther King. However each member of