Re: [OT] Civil Rights End In Canada

In article <Nowhere-8F63F2.08025327092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
TravelinMan <Nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In article
> <gmgraves-BBA9AC.02394327092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > In article
> > <reply_in_group-BB74B6.00525927092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <proto-61A579.13300426092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > > Walter Bushell <proto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > In article
> > > > <gmgraves-B5DDA9.21511725092005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > > > George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Multicultural societies, where they have ever existed, have failed.
> > > >
> > > > What you think Bavarians and Prussians are the same culture? Or NYC and
> > > > New Orleans for that matter.
> > >
> > > Or how about the Romans? They were quite a mix of cultures, and did
> > > quite well. Sure, they eventually failed, but not due to their being
> > > multiculture.
> >
> > Think again please.
>
> Why not explain what's wrong with his statement?

Rome started to die because culturally non-Roman Romans didn't have the
same regard for institution of Rome as did the earlier, more homogeneous
population. The influx of foreign gods and foreign ideals so
watered-down the Roman Culture, that eventually, the Capital of the
Empire even moved to another city. When Rome had a homogeneous army, for
instance, the barbarian hordes would never have gotten past the Alps,
much less all the way into the city of Rome. Multiculturalism weakened
Rome by weakening her culture with people who were there merely to
exploit what the empire could offer, rather than to contribute to the
Empire's continued well being. This is made crystal clear in Edward
Gibbons' "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire".
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