What will the American future look like? Will we be a pluralistic society, enriched by differences, or a homogeneous one dominated by a white minority?
Thanks, Marvin. I agree. I have long presumed that an apt way to structure one's life is between the universal and the particular, the one and the many, the individual and the community. I am attracted to the cosmopolitan idea - one can love the stranger and be committed to the welfare of humankind while still loving one's children, celebrating one's ethnicity, and those things close to home that enrich life and help shape identity. We can all have multiple loyalties at the same time.
Thanks, Marvin. I agree. I have long presumed that an apt way to structure one's life is between the universal and the particular, the one and the many, the individual and the community. I am attracted to the cosmopolitan idea - one can love the stranger and be committed to the welfare of humankind while still loving one's children, celebrating one's ethnicity, and those things close to home that enrich life and help shape identity. We can all have multiple loyalties at the same time.
An argument about the desire to retain and enjoy one's heritage while understanding the improtance of relating and appreciating the other. I agree.