The Perversity of Endless Prattling on about increasing "Diversity."

by James K. Sayre

4 April 2004

There seems to be an urge in some well-off liberal do-gooders to endlessly extol the supposed benefits of ever-increasing the levels of cultural, racial, economic and religious "diversity" within in Rockridge and Oakland and California and the United States. The 9-11 terrorist attacks were a perfect example of diversity in action. Our sieve-like virtually wide-open borders allowed the al-Queda Islamic terrorists to travel to and fro, in and out of the United States and then gave us the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001.

The lead editorial in the April 2004 issue of The Rockridge News' entitled, "The Value of Diversity in Rockridge" seems to be extoling ever increasing levels of "diversity." The supposed "community" can no longer be allowed to evolve on its own. No, instead, we are being told that we have to make an extra, conscious effort cram in more multi-family dwellings in Rockridge area in northern Oakland. We have to increase the number and variety of apartment buildings and condominiums on College Avenue, the main area shopping strip, to somehow bring us, gasp, a local pharmacy or even a local branch of the Post Office! I have heard of many rationalizations for ever-more endless development, but this is a new one on me.

Do some folks with an education feel a lack within themselves that will be remedied or amolierated by increasing cultural, religious and economic "diversity" in their neighborhoods? Actually, everyone I know is an individual and is different in some ways from everyone else. We already have a large "diversity" of opinions within every couple, within every family and between every set of neighbors. Isn't there is enough diversity already? Oy veh.

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