Is "Multiculturalsim" Good for America?

Multiculturalism and Citizenship
Paul Eidelberg

Machiavelli attributes the greatness of the Roman Republic not only to the excellence of its government, but also to its liberal admission of foreigners to citizenship.

But this policy can endanger a state. Many eastern or oriental people, who never knew republican life and did not care for it, became Roman citizens, and this contributed to Rome’s decline.

This sort of thing is happening in the United States. Liberal immigration laws have enabled millions of Mexicans and Muslims to become American citizens. Many if not most of these citizens, especially Muslims, do not readily assimilate. This prompted the eminent political scientist Samuel Huntington to write a book entitled Who are We?—The Challenges to American National Identity.

The fault is not only liberal immigration laws, such as those that have spawned Eurabia. The decline of American national identity should also be attributed to the multiculturalism or cultural relativism that dominates American universities. This multiculturalism influences the media, the courts and of course politicians. It erodes the moral and intellectual substance of American citizenship, the people’s love of country, their patriotism.


The remainder of Prof. Eidelberg's article deals with Israel's problems in this "multiculturalism" area. If you would like to read how "the foreign element in our midst" affects the safety and integrity of a a nation-state, go to
http://thejewinyellow.blogspot.com/2009/02/multiculturalism-and-citizenship.html