One of the surprising matters about the debate on multiculturalism is how little we understand the basic terms. Take for instance the term multicultural. Does it only mean a society comprised physically of many (multi) cultures? Or is it a policy that facilitates the participation of immigrants and ethnic minorities in a society?
Month: September 2009
Jimmy Carter said Republican congressman’s outburst was based “on racism”
Here is an interesting case: The biggest military and economic power in the world, the United States, continues to be hounded by one of its dubious legacies – racism. On the other side of the Atlantic, we too have a long way to go before we wipe the scourge of racism from our continent.
Joutsen puolue in Finland – old suspicions die hard
It is always a healthy matter when new parties emerge and take part in the debate on immigrants in Finland. One of these is the so-called Joutsen puolue being spearheaded by Jussi Halla-aho, who is presently standing trial for incitement of hatred against an ethnic group and defamation of a religion.
We are all cultural plagiarists
Those who are in university and write essays or are in the writing business know that there is one very big no-no: plagiarism, which means the close imitation of thelanguage and thoughts of another author as one´s own.