Multicrapism
by April Shenandoah, Columnist

November 7, 2002

"Diversity" and "multiculturalism" are compassionate words, however, they are being used to throw a guilt trip on Americans. Teachers are being trained under a program called E Pluribus Unum: Multicultural Institute for teachers in Downey, California. Our university professors are flogging students with that same guilt, telling them that most of the problems in the world stem from the "white man." Michael Moore is a good example of this mentality with his new movie "Bowling for Columbine" and his best selling book "Stupid White Men." E Pluribus Unum ("from many one"), as printed on our money, denotes that we are a country with a big "united" heart. Well, our generous heart has just about done us in, turning the Anglo-Saxon into an alien in his own land (save your letters, I know about our treatment of the Indians). Unity is a wonderful concept as being shown through television commercials showing different nationalities saying, "I am an American" -- but not at the destruction of our American culture!

Where did the traditional American entrepreneur and worker go? Take a look around at your local businesses, the convenience store, motel, gas station, bank and restaurant - do you get the picture? Yes, our ancestors came from foreign shores but we were basically of a like culture. Until recent years, we did not welcome the entire world with open arms and cater to their every need. When I went to the voting booth the other day there was a sign in Chinese, Japanese Korean, and several others. That same day, on the Larry Elder Show, a teenage girl phoned in to share her experience concerning her class being selected to volunteer on Election Day. She said, "They needed Asians (to fill a quota) so us little white girls were booted."

The workers in the post office in my area of Southern California used to be all Caucasian and Hispanic. They had been there for years. It was a happy group, and it was always enjoyable to go there even when I had to stand in line. Not long ago when I entered the P.O. I noticed there were all new Asian clerks. The mood of the P.O., has now taken on a somber air -- waiting in silence with no smiling involved. Soon after, I ran into a man that works for the P.O. in another area of Los Angeles. He had recently been demoted, from a prominent position back to the streets as a mail carrier. He relayed to me that his P.O. recently replaced most of their workers with Asians! Say what for?

A few weeks ago, Fox News reported that 2,000 Somalis were turned loose in Lewistown, Maine. They are eating up the welfare of the community and conflicts of lifestyle ha