The Diversity MythEssay title: The Diversity MythThe idea that “diversity” is one of the countrys great strengths is now so firmly rooted that virtually anyone can evoke it, praise it, and wallow in it without fear of contradiction. It has become one of the great unassailably American ideas, like democracy, patriotism, the family, or Martin Luther King.
The President of the United States glories in diversity. In May, 1995, in a message recognizing the Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo, William Clinton said, “The Fifth of May offers all of us a chance to celebrate the cultural diversity that helps to make our nation great.” A few days later, when he designated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, he said, “With the strength of our diversity and a continued commitment to the ideal of freedom, all Americans will share in the blessings of the bright future that awaits us.” In his 1996 speech accepting the nomination for President, he asked the audience to look around the hall and take heart in how varied the Democratic party was.
The American people are one again… For many years now, the political and economic and social discourse as a whole has moved leftward. We have had three years of the Republican Party in control of most of what’s passing through our legislatures. The majority of Americans hold these beliefs, as do all Republican party members and Senators.
As our country continues to change, we see the American political media as corrupt, biased, hypocritical, and hostile to all groups (particularly African Americans in this country) except their political party.
Today, we are fighting back against what we saw in the White House. Americans across the country have been fighting to defeat unfair, unfair legislation that is affecting hundreds of millions of citizens in every state and local in America. We stand with you against this outrageous and unpopular legislation. In every respect, we believe the political system is rigged against minorities. Your actions and actions are proof enough that we have been betrayed. We look ahead to the next election, and we hope to make America safe for the American people.
On June 7, 1999, as millions of people, including our country, woke up to the news that our leaders had been assassinated, the day after that attack, the media had focused on “Clinton’s war on terrorism and on the United States of America.”… When Democrats tried to smear Bernie Sanders for being racist — to smear Hillary for being out of touch and not working against the interests of his voters — it didn’t work.
My message has always been that we are a country of open people, with a strong and committed faith in democracy. We know that by taking on this great cause of democracy, we have done so much more, which makes any hope of a future better.We know that we are one nation under God, and our Constitution is meant for us all. And so, there remain the issues that have been the defining issues of our nation for years, both nationally and in the region: Our democracy is in crisis, our democracy is at risk of collapse. For our country, those are serious concerns. We will defend these concerns on behalf of everyone, every day throughout the coming weeks.
One of the problems is that the “Democratic Party” is a group of people who think only of themselves, and think only about themselves as Democrats. To be honest, there’s been a lot of discussion recently about the possibility of such a confederate (i.e., a race of white people) or “New Black” (i.e., black people who don’t even believe the Republican Party is racist). We’ve seen it all from the right (a lot of it
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