The Menace Of Multiculturalism: Trojan Horse In America (Literature; 71)

The Menace Of Multiculturalism: Trojan Horse In America (Literature; 71)

In this broad condemnation of multiculturalism, the author works to uncover pernicious errors in the arguments of diversity's proponents and to sound a warning against the dire consequences for American culture if the tenets of political correctness are incorporated into our social structure. Schmidt begins by exposing multiculturalism, not as a movement aimed at expanding democratic ideals, but rather as a crypto-Marxist political ideology that seeks to import Marxist concepts into social and cultural institutions. Subsequent chapters then illuminate a number of dismaying trends: a tendency toward historical revisionism in multiculturalist arguments, the sly linguistic maneuvering and limits on speech that characterize political correctness, and the dismantling of the traditional image of the family unit?the primary building block of American society. Schmidt concludes with a rousing admonition to expel from our midst the latter-day Trojan horse that is multiculturalism. Casting a troubled glance over the list of social ills plaguing America today?besieged inner cities, divisive racial politics, diminishing educational standards, and rampant divorce and illegitimacy?we have cause to wonder whether the advocates of multiculturalism represent the solution or the source of the problem. In this rousing condemnation of the multiculturalist agenda, the author fixes an unflinching critical gaze on the subtle deceptions and wrongheaded conclusions at work in the arguments for cultural pluralism, moral relativism, and political correctness. An exhaustive and damning account of multiculturalism's wages and a compelling argument for the importance of traditional American values make this book essential reading for anyone concerned about our country's present plight and future prospects. From Booklist How popular are D'Souza, Bennett, Brimelow, Sowell, and company among your library's patrons? If their books fly off the shelf, this Red-baiting attack on multiculturalism by an Illinois College sociology professor will have appeal. Schmidt distinguishes between multicultural education, of which he approves, and multiculturalism, defined as a neo-Marxist ideology based in cultural relativism. Menace opens with hyperbolic rhetoric ("If multiculturalism continues to infiltrate America's basic institutions with its potentially divisive ideology, neo-pagan principles, and multi-morality, it [the U.S.?] will surely lose its soul . . . "), then traces multiculturalism's sins: "Marxist" concepts, cultural relativism, "omissions, distortions, and noble lies," diversity, political correctness, and its "threat to the family" and "the Judeo-Christian/Western tradition." A brief but highly laudatory foreword by D'Souza declares that "this time the Trojan horse will be recognized, the looters will be turned back at the gates, and the city on the hill will be preserved from destruction." See "Culture Wars in the U.S." (p.1000) for additional books on the subject. Mary Carroll Review "Academicians are notoriously sensitive litmus paper reactors to current trends. The going mantras in the halls of academe are political correctness, demeaning to many individuals of both genders, affirmative action, condescending to minority citizens of many colors, and multiculturalism, divisive and harmful to America the melting pot, which has prospered gloriously with a philosophy of integration rather than segregation. This volume sounds the tocsin for our land!"- Lewis W. Spitz Professor of History William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus Stanford University "Professor Schmidt has amassed an immense amount of information on the crimes that are committed in the name of multiculturalism, diversity and related doctrines. Because it will make many well-placed enemies among its targets, this is a courageous book, and a useful, if ultimately dismaying, one."-John Silber Chancellor, Boston University "Professor Schmidt has compiled an absolutely stunning exp