The menace of multiculturalism; Amnesia renders the West unable to defend itself.(OPED)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: September 15, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Suzanne Fields, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

It's not easy to dislodge a trendy fad, particularly among the public intellectuals and the aspiring sophisticates of the chattering class, but "multiculturalism" may be getting an intellectual re-examination. The strivers so easily captured by the hula hoops of academic imagination have a long way to go, but the signs are there (and not a moment too soon).

"Multiculturalism" is the notion that all cultures are inherently equal; the notion should not only be tolerated, but encouraged. The Judeo-Christian values that undergirded ...

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