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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Racism is good?

The downside of diversity

"IT HAS BECOME increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength..."

"But a massive new study... found that virtually all measures of civic health are lower in more diverse settings."

"Greater diversity equals more misery."

"It certainly is not pleasant when [I am hailed] as the guy who found out racism is good." (Robert Putnam, head of the study)

"If ethnic diversity, at least in the short run, is a liability for social connectedness... it can be a big asset when it comes to driving productivity and innovation... the diversity paradox..."

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