Seattle Philosophy Club

Multiculturalism is the idea that different cultures can come together and co-exist, which suggests some levels of tolerance toward each other.
However, this is not always true. So what happens when different cultures have a clash of ideologies and cannot co-exist?
Modern examples of both sides of the Multiculturalism perspective:
The western world had long been nations of multiculturalism. The pros of multiculturalism is diversity of food, music, arts, religions, and creativity. The cons of multiculturalism in the west is often rife with racial & cultural tensions.
Countries like Japan had long been a nation of monoculturalism. The pros of monoculturalism is the lack of cultural & racial tensions, and the ability to maintain moral & cultural standards. The cons is the lack of creativity and diversity. Perhaps the biggest con is the lack of procreation
Examples of Pro-Multiculturalism gone wrong --> Spain in chaos as locals fight back after migrant gangs violently attack innocent people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmlI4ICp-OI & Migrant mob ATTACKS politician as cops LOSE control of streets to THUG rioters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxjsP5ysgDY
Examples of Anti-Multiculturalism gone wrong --> Why Can't Japan Accept Mixed-Race? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIvASePK45E & The Real Reason For Japan's Declining Birth Rate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_m_lxkR7o
Questions the ponder:

• Is cultural assimilation necessary?
• Does multiculturalism strengthen or weaken a sense of national identity?
• What happens when foreign cultures fails to obey the laws of countries they are stepping into?
• Are multicultural nations outperforming monocultural nations in the 21st century?
• Should there be a limit on tolerance?
• How and who should determine the limits on tolerance?
• Do you believe that all cultures can co-exist?
• What was your experience of culture shock?
• Should we be culturally sensitive to other cultures?
• What should we do with cultures that poses threat to national identity and unity?
• Is the "Great Replacement Theory" a real threat or conspiracy theory?
• Is it wrong to exclude cultures that harms other cultures?
• What are some positive traits of multiculturalism?
• How multiculturalism affects racial identity?
• How should multiculturalism be taught in schools and communities?
• Is it necessary for all to be aware of other people's cultures?
• What happens when cultures are forced upon people?
• Are we being too biased toward others cultures by only viewing a snapshot rather than the entire picture?

Guidelines:

• Hand raises are required.
• There will be a 3 minute timer for every person. However, in this group, I do allow a brief back and fourth interjection from others if it's something that's related to the person who was just speaking. This is a way to prevent the group from feeling too "robotic" in style and get your pressing question asked to the speaker and get the answer right away without waiting all the way back to your turn again.
• Be authentic & civil!
• Please refrain from using Ad Hominem (personal) attacks. Instead, please attack the points from others. Severe Ad Hominem such as racist behavior will result in being removed from the meeting.
• Zoom link will be posted 15 minutes before the meeting. (Refresh page 15 min before start time)

(* Robin Smith, author of SEP's 2022 entry "Aristotle's Logic," argues that Rhetoric should be part of the Organon.)

Whenever we do any human thing, we can either do it well or do it poorly. With instruments, we can do things either better, faster, and more; or worse, slower, and less. That is, with instruments they either augment or diminish our doings.

Do thinking and speaking (and writing and listening) require instruments? Yes. We do need physical instruments like microphones, megaphones, pens, papers, computers. But we also need mental instruments: grammar, vocabulary words, evidence-gathering techniques, big-picture integration methods, persuasion strategies. Thinking while sitting meditatively all day in a lotus position doesn't require much instrumentation of any kind, but thinking and speaking well in the sense of project planning, problem-solving, negotiating, arguing, deliberating--that is, the active doings in the world (whether romantic, social, commercial, or political)--do require well-honed mental instruments. That's the Organon in a nutshell.

Are you an up-and-coming human being, a doer, go-getter, achiever, or at least you're choosing to become one? You need to wield the Organon.

Join us.