Do you think cultural diversity helps the US be a succesful country?
931077
It's well accepted that the larger the gene pool, the better chance a species has of adapting to change and surviving famine, disease and other disaster.\n\nCulturally, we're no different. The larger the variety of options we have, the better our chances for coming out of a disaster well. Cultures and empires last centuries, so it's hard for us to see this happening in our society. But we still need that diversity for our collective well-being in the long run.
981079
Yes....and white includes too many cultures...but we are all lumped into one...because we have a lighter skin tone than other races.
630287
Given the diversity of our population, my opinion on this would be no. When you are a country of many diffrent race and culture, the patriotism one has for the country is not quite the same as a country with a single culture and race. Clearly, the citizens of America is very patriotic, but I would not say it is the most  patriotic country given the above factor.
1178957
Absolutely!! We are a land of all people from all nations. We have thrived as a nation when people come here with hope in their eyes and put their energy towards building a better life for their families. There is a lot more room for a lot more. We only ask that you try to be assimilated into the great melting pot like the rest of us. \n\nThe illegal ones - man, we understand that life may be hard where you are. But there needs to be respect for the law. Unlike the corrupt regimes in so many places - like Mexico - the US is a nation of laws, not men. Maybe we need to change our laws on immigration to better accommodate the reality of how our world economy is working today. But we have to enforce the law and secure our borders. The stakes are as high as the World Trade Center used to be..
958383
Well to answer both your questions, I believe that the degree of multi-culturalism obviously affects the willingness of a society to accept new ideas.\n\nI believe the more people that live in a multi-cultural society there are, the more they are willing to accept differences simply because they live in a society that is exposed to different people and cultures.\n\nOn the other end of the spectrum we have a very closed society like Japan, I believe there fear due to there lack of multi-culturalism has a negative affect on there willingness to accept new ideas.\n\nJapan would be part of my answer to your second question, and obviously the United States would be an example to the contrary.
41426
Cultural diversity that will allow people of different race, color, national origin, gender and religion the opportunity to learn and share their values so that less conflict arises.
102534
At least in part.  Movies are an exaggeration.  Compared to most other countries, American culture is decadent.  We waste resources and tend to be arrogant.  Those who lean to the left want to rush into a future untested.  Those who are the most conservative want to go back 20 or more years and pretend nothing has happened.  America is very diverse.  Even people who have lived here all of their lives have no idea of what the country is all about because they might have spent their entire life in one small area.  You would have to see us to believe us.
285424
no. There is much diversity
203575
The wonderful thing about the U.S. is that everyone here originally came from somewhere else. This country would not be what it is today without Irish immigration, Italian Immigration, Enlgish Immigration, Other Eurpoean immigration and the forced immigration of Africans. It's a rough and bloody history but it gives us what we have to do...the diversity that is so rich and unique.\n\nLegal immigration is always good practise but we cannot seem to agree on how to do it right. Today, it's more about keeping everyone out....when really, it should be about letting those who can benefit (and from whom we can benefit) in.....look at the shortage we have in professional/skilled labor....in 10-15 years, the U.S. will have been surpassed economically by Asia and the EU. As it is right now, we import almost all we consume and have very little to sell abroad..(no services or products)...we are becoming dependent on the world to feed us and that is always bad for a country. I know Greenspan thinks we are "ok" but I agree with Buffet; we are headed for a steady decline. While "growing talent" we have to attract talent to this country so we can compete with the rest of the world.
98257
EDUCATION IS VERY GOOD AND MORE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE MORE OF IT.\n\nI HAVE NOTHING WRONG WITH DIVERSITY AS LONG IT IS DONE IN MODERATION.\n \nI DO HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN PEOPLE PUSH IT ON MY LIKE A TIDAL WAVE. THEN IT DIVERSITY IS JUST ANOTHER WAY THE PC(POLITICAL COERRCTNESS) PEOPLE ARE TAKING AWAY OUR FREEDOM.
962955
I think you should come (stay in) America. There are so many great things you can do. America has educated and produced some of the worlds best thinkers. We have great extra curricular activities and hard-working proffesers and scholars who work all year around to make sure that the next genneration has what it needs to make a difference.
70950
There are many things but keep in mind that your country is multi-cultural .... you have to give freedom to others....
613684
Our diversity (religious/cultural kind) has definitely added vibrancy to our country and India can definitely claim to be the most diverse of all countries with the each culture respected, something which many of our distinguished "developed" nations cannot claim (case in point US, UK, Australia). But in the last couple of decades many narrow minded people have made use of this diversity  for the wrong reasons to create a further divide among our people. I wouldn't say diversity has helped our nation or deconstructed it per se but has a hand in both. At the end of the day it is up to the common man to rise the above all the divisions and see that he, like others, is an Indian first.\n\nThe other diversity (socio-economic kind) is more man made and this gap between the have and have-nots is something of a worry and must be bridged really soon to the extent that the have-nots at least have something. In this day of cut throat competition and dog-eat-dog world it is going to be really tough to stop and spare a thought for the socio-economic conditions of another person but if not looked at this can definitely lead to the deconstruction of our society and our nation.\n\nAlthough i have not proposed anything i am open for discussion.
596510
it doesn't. Its not suppose to overcome it. It's at this point where all different cultures should be open to diversity and respect differences...and actually embrace it. We could learn so much from each other. And the answer to your other question...yes, i think it does contribute to the rise, because globalisation threatens diversity. globalisation is trying to make the world smaller and identical. When our identity's as different cultures, different religions are threatened, we would fight harder to keep it
35056
Yes, the U.S is one of the best places to live...we are also one of the world's powers, plus it would be good for the economy.
836262
Nope. Americans have it good, and they can have it better by working.
495454
Yes, very good people, the US media does a pretty good job depicting people from other countries as a bunch of illeterate corrupted terrorist savages, when in fact most people all over the world have good education and show more respect and knowledge of other cultures than americans.