Multiculturalism is wrong.

[Lambsy]

Multiculturalism leads to racism and division in society. Its schizophrenia, in a country that has existed with common cultural values.

People think that if you don't believe in multiculturalism, you are racist, but infact the opposite is true.

I believe in multiracialism, but I believe in Uniculturalism as well.

If I was going to live in Italy I would adopt Italian culture, it would be a shame to dilute the beautiful Italian culture, by me imposing australian culture on it.
That way Italian culture lives on and is appreciated by all who visit Italy, rather than the culture becoming like everywhere else, or fading away.

Has anyone noticed the social engineering that subtly tells you that your countries culture is wrong and that we must accept becoming a different culture.
People have been duped by "multiculturalism", A society that has many cultures, will have a clash of cultures eventually. This has already happened.

Uniculturalism is what should be aimed for. Multiracial, but Unicultural.

One united cohesive culture has strength. Thats I suppose why they have pushed "multi culturalism " a divided society is easier to control and play off one another.

When in Rome be a Roman.

So it doesn't matter what race or religion you are, become part of the culture you are in, don't bring a competeing culture.

[canny]

I dont know what Uniculturalism is ,,,, if it means one culture,,, then which one, you are in Australia,,, would all australians want to adopt the aboriginal culture since it was there first.... It looks like it means one

[Lambsy]

I dont know what Uniculturalism is ,,,, if it means one culture,,, then which one, you are in Australia,,, would all australians want to adopt the aboriginal culture since it was there first.... It looks like it means one

There are thousands of Aboriginal cultures, but it has been absorbed as part of a Uniculture. Much of the aboriginal understanding and Law has been absorbed by those that are open.
I am not typical, but I have lived in the bush and still do in season, living from the land and knowing the local law.Most Australians don't do this, and they have little understanding of Aboriginal law and culture as a result.

I have not gone so far as to become a lawman or feather foot, because that involves a pagan religion, I am a Christian and I don't need to do the Law to be part of the culture.
But I hunt and fish and eat with the community, and have these things as an organic expression of unity. Sitting around the same fire, eating the same food, talking about the same things.

We can all eat together and say that we are Australians.

Alot of white politicians used to come to see the Elders, but used to stand whilst all the Elders sat on the ground. Now the politicians know to sit on the ground with the Elders.

Thats the Uniculture which does not seek to isolate itself, but unite all in the common culture. So I think all Australians need to know their local Aboriginal Law as part of his Australian culture, and Aboriginals need to be allowed to participate in the broader Australian culture.

Multiculturalism seeks to highlight the differences, Uniculturalism seeks to highlight commonalities and overcomes differences.

Not "my culture your culture", our culture.

[canny]

OOOOO I am not disagreeing, I was not quite sure what uni meant on this point, in the situation you describe it could possibily work, but there are so many different cultures,, how do you get to the One ?

It only works for you now, because of long integration, I dont think it could be possibkle due to the nature of humans to say,, ok lets mingle...

[Horace Rumpole]

Here in the United States, multi-culturalism is a necessity. I'm part of the majority culture (White), and we tend to promote certain racial based cultures, while attempting to render others void. For instance, we promote the idea of a Black-American and Hispanic-American culture, but tend to attempt to render an Asian-American, Eastern Asian-American culture void. We unfairly target them as being a part of the White demography, yet still categorize and reduce them to minority status level.

[Horace Rumpole]

If I was going to live in Italy I would adopt Italian culture, it would be a shame to dilute the beautiful Italian culture, by me imposing australian culture on it.
That way Italian culture lives on and is appreciated by all who visit Italy, rather than the culture becoming like everywhere else, or fading away.

This can be a bit of a struggle for Christians, particularly in regards to non-European/Christian based countries. On the one hand we don't want to interfere with cultural attributes; but many are pagan-based (architecture, lifestyle, etc.). Much of the grand architectures of the world for instance are influenced by pagan religions. Some of us shutter at the thought of temples, mosques, etc. being destroyed due to mass conversions to Christianity, because of the visual intrigue of the structures, statues, etc.

While it is not God's intent to westernize-Christianize other countries (removing their cultures, etc.), Jesus put things into proper perspective when alluding to the fact that buildings, no matter how grand, are just as temporary as the human body. And the human soul is far more important.

[Bloodbought]

Each of us has a culture in which we were brought up and educated. This will show itself in our dress, food, habits etc.

I agree with Lamsby that when in Rome we should do what the Romans do.

However : We have another level which defines us and that is our "Spiritual" culture. Each of us would find it difficult if not impossible to accept another spiritual culture. When we have a faith in what we believe is the one true God we cannot accept any other God so we cannot adapt to another culture in that sense. To adapt or adopt another spiritual culture would be to deny our faith.

Missionaries find that they are accepted better if they adopt the dress of the natives.

It is when one is visually different that we attract attention and thus discrimination.

[canny]

Not sure how White can be a culture,,, welsh and french are very different !!

[Horace Rumpole]

Not sure how White can be a culture,,, welsh and french are very different !!

This would be the case in Britain, and Europe, but not the U.S. There's virtually no distinction between a Welsh American or a French American. It may make for a good casual conversation, "my ancestors were from Wales...France...Switzerland...Belgium", but that's about it. There may be pockets of small specific European ethnic communities here and there. For the most part, any American with a European ancestral background is a part of "White culture."

[Lily]

Hi Lambsy, interesting post
But it must either be to early in the morning here or I'm totally daft because I'm not really grasping what you mean by Uniculturalism.

I wholehearted agree with the statement " when in Rome " and It's getting rather tiresome as being looked upon as some kind of racist when I try and explain.

It's not adhering to that idea that led to the death of the Welsh language when we were taken over by the English many moons ago and is the main reason why, if you come to many parts of Wales, you still won't hear Welsh spoken as the first language. INfact many, many Welsh people can't string a sentence along in Welsh.

If I can give you an example of what I THINK you mean by Uniculturalism, can you correct me if I'm wrong please ?

Here in Cardiff, South Wales, before the influx of ethnic communities ( I'm already feeling like I have to choose my words carefully, this is how bad it's got with people looking at you with distain. I don't even know what the politically correct thing is to say anymore ), we had a large influx of Irish people mainly because of the potato famine in Southern Ireland.
That Irish community as such is no longer as they fanned out, married Welsh men/women and we now only have the mixed descendants left. Me being one of them. My great Grandfather was from Dungarvan.
The only Irish community as such that we have left here as gypsies who choose to live in a camp.

We now have a very large Somalie community. Well, it's become KNOWN as a Somalie community in this area of Cardiff because,, well, thats just where they all seem to live.

Is that what you mean by Uniculturalism ? Would it come under the heading of " communities " ? A community within another country ?