Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Pluralism

I think that many of our modern problems may be put down to pluralism -- yet are not recognised as such. My parents’ cultures were monocultural. My father told me of the excitement when the first Black man walked through town. My own culture is now bicultural. I transition between two very different cultures, and we accommodate each other, with warmth. Many people, though, need now to negotiate pluralism. It is a potpourri. OBSERVATION: I needed to unite various cultures in my city Church in particular, so I have some idea how to do it. Yet there were some who were still pulled very strongly towards monoculturalism  (culture is not the same as race).

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