Yet multiculturalism, speech codes, and sexual harassment rules when backed by the force of government each encroaches on our First Amendment right to free expression. For quite some time, multiculturism has been the darling of educators from elementary school through college. No criticism of various less advanced cultures is permitted. Indeed, the more primitive the society, the more it tends to be lauded. With a nod towards Orwell, it rapidly becomes apparent, however, that some cultures are more equal than others.
Western civilization is vilified.
Its Enlightenment heritage becomes in the minds of the multiculturalists a tool for oppression of women, Blacks, and other minorities. Western heroes such as Christopher Columbus are branded as genocidal mass murderers. Literature, philosophy, and history reveal not glory but the distorted visions of white, European males such as Shakespeare, Aristotle, and George Washington. No exceptions allowed. Even for professors, research into certain unpopular ideas can result in reprimand, dismissal, or demotion.