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In reply to the discussion: The Value of Diversity [View all]Baitball Blogger
(46,705 posts)Some of us were successful at blending in with the Anglo-American culture. Then one day we woke up and discovered two things:
1) When all the right-wing nuttery was on the rise, we realized that the people we thought we were supposed to imitate held values that we wanted no part of.
2) And that's the point when we realized how we were complicit in a process that kept us from reaching our full potential.
For my generation, it was a catch 22. Because assimilation was the easiest and quickest way to reach financial independence. But when the right-wing started to make race and culture an issue, it became a path that demanded far too many compromises on matters that should not make a difference in a diverse society.
This country is in a state of transition. If Liberals aren't going to lead the way into that brave new world, I fear we're going to end up with a society that relies on corruption and cronyism as people continue to protect their fiefdoms.