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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
An argument keeps being made that multiculturalism is bad and that it damages the cohesion of society. It doesn't really stand up to the evidence.
In London, a huge proportion of the 8 million population is born overseas or second generation. It also has the most pro-immigration attitudes of any part of the UK amongst its 'indigenous' people.
It heavily voted against Brexit and is completely happy with multiculturalism. Far from seeing it as a threat, that kind of thing is actively liked. When the person from another country is your neighbor, your doctor, your local shopkeeper or your friend then you are going to see them as a person. Someone with hopes, fears and desires like YOU, rather than a racialised other.
When your experience of immigrants is reading scare stories and conspiracies from right-wing media sources, then you are likely to see them as a threat. Ironically, the places which have the most hostile attitudes to immigrants are the places with the fewest immigrants.
In London, a huge proportion of the 8 million population is born overseas or second generation. It also has the most pro-immigration attitudes of any part of the UK amongst its 'indigenous' people.
It heavily voted against Brexit and is completely happy with multiculturalism. Far from seeing it as a threat, that kind of thing is actively liked. When the person from another country is your neighbor, your doctor, your local shopkeeper or your friend then you are going to see them as a person. Someone with hopes, fears and desires like YOU, rather than a racialised other.
When your experience of immigrants is reading scare stories and conspiracies from right-wing media sources, then you are likely to see them as a threat. Ironically, the places which have the most hostile attitudes to immigrants are the places with the fewest immigrants.
