Culturism or Racism? By Dymphna

What the Left is describing as racist is very often culturalist. For example, is it cultural or racial to perform genital mutilation on infant females? Is it cultural or racial to celebrate Thanksgiving? Is it cultural or racial to honor the dead in some form?

You won’t agree with all of these statements or the questions that appear below. But some of them may seem to you to have sensible answers. Here are the questions:

1. Do you believe that defining, protecting and promoting majority cultures should be a legitimate policy consideration?

2. Do you believe that cultures are so diverse that some people make more desirable immigrants than others?

3. Do you believe that some behaviors, such as polygamy and female genital mutilation, may be lauded in other countries but run against the grain of our culture?

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