Multiculturism. The beginning of the end of a flawed dream. Maybe.

The London Telegraph is running an interesting piece, and this is wonderful news. The tide is finally changing against the elites of the sixties who worshipped at the altar of multiculturism and diversity, and created the mess we find ourselves in so many areas. It will be a long struggle. This is part of the Telegraph article

..."Multiculturalism was on its way to destroying that ethos, as became apparent to me several years ago at my daughter's school in south-east London. Academically selective, it had students of a variety of races and religions and, in their early years there, they seemed oblivious to their differences and friendships ranged widely. Sadly, as they grew older, the groupings became less mixed. By the time they were installed in the sixth form, the differences were so -pronounced that a dispute over Christmas decorations had to be taken to the head-mistress.

The majority of the girls had wanted to festoon the common room with streamers and festive fripperies; the Muslim girls objected. The headmistress's judgment was a cowardly compromise: the room was to be divided and half could be decorated. All over the country the politically correct have abandoned Nativity plays, decreed there must be "season's greetings" rather than "Happy Christmas" messages and tried to abandon our traditions in an effort not to cause offence. The result has not been the creation of a happily integrated society..."

As a case in point, I post the mission statements and graphics posted on the web sites of two American universities, Penn State and California State University at Monterey Bay. First, let's get to the Telegraph piece before we have our fun:

Multiculturalism hasn't worked: let's rediscover Britishness

By Patience Wheatcroft
(Filed: 08/10/2006)

"The tyranny of political correctness has for years suppressed the qualms that many Britons have had about what was happening to their country. Radical imams were allowed to preach hatred while being funded with state benefits, but few dared to question such madness, let alone act against it. The doctrine of multiculturalism dictated that all beliefs should be allowed to flourish, and to challenge that view was as politically incorrect as pinning up a Pirelli calendar in Islington Town Hall or suggesting that two married parents usually provide the best start in life for a child.

Gradually, however, people are gaining the courage to defy the diktats of political correctness and to question the assumptions of what should be acceptable in Britain today. In Bournemouth last week, David Cameron admitted to feeling uncomfortable about the segregation that now exists in many cities, where people remain isolated in ethnic communities. Jack Straw has publicly raised the veil on an issue that, privately, many will have admitted to finding disturbing. And even the Church of England, it seems, may be rediscovering sufficient backbone to assert the importance of its role as the predominant faith in the country.

Multiculturalism, as an increasing band of influential voices is prepared to say, has not worked."

Is that not a breath of fresh air? Now for the fun part, as promised. I have posted the graphics of the multicutured and diverse crazed CSUMB. The diversity is truly breathtaking. In fact if you got to the bottom of this graphic it is both breath and flesh taking. They feature the dead. dancing skeletons. Now there is a multicultural experience. They have the usual cast of the rainbow coalitions, some Hopi Indians, some Watusis, Muammar al-Gaddafi drum beaters, and everyone smiling diversely and multiculturism to the power of ten. It gets better. Read what is in store for you at this academic nirvana.


California State University Monterey Bay Vision Statement Foundation

The campus will be distinctive in serving the diverse people of California, especially the working class and historically undereducated and low-income populations.

The identity of the university will be framed by substantive commitment to multilingual, multicultural, gender-equitable learning.

The education programs at CSUMB will… invest in languages and cross-cultural competence…

The education programs at CSUMB will… offer a multicultural, gender-equitable, intergenerational, and accessible residential learning environment…

The financial aid system will emphasize a fundamental commitment to equity and access.

Our vision of the goals of California State University, Monterey Bay includes… a model pluralistic academic community where all learn and teach one another in an atmosphere of mutual respect and pursuit of excellence…

Did you miss the parts about education and career? Now we get to good old Penn State. Let's see what we have here. Science, industry, research, building for the future. Bloody hell, what is going on? Where is the diversity?






Penn State's Mission


VISION
Penn State will be the nation's finest university in the integration of teaching, research, and service.

OUR MISSION

"Penn State is a multicampus public research university that improves the lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality programs in teaching, research, and service.

Our instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing and distance education informed by scholarship and research.

Our research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and professions. As Pennsylvania's land-grant university, we also hold a unique responsibility to provide access, outreach, and public service to support the citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond. We engage in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners here and abroad to generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge."

Need I say more?