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And that makes three: Multiculturalism is a failure
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I think there's a worthwhile distinction between assimilation and integration. A country can be multicultural, but all of the various communities must be integrated into a greater whole. You can't be multicultural in the sense that you have dozens of distinct national entities forming within the borders of a state. But if for example Jews want to go to Jewish schools which combine Judaism with democratic values and civic education and language, i.e. the foundations of the local culture, I see no problem with that. I'd say the same about schools for all minorities. I don't think the aim should be to completely homogenize and assimilate everyone, but there's a minimal baseline required for integration. Immigrants who deliberately fail to internalise local values and learn the local language and customs can't expect those aspects of their behaviour to be tolerated. They've come to another country, the responsibility rests with them to adapt to it.
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