From the Iowa State University newspaper:
King conjured up a supposed deep and sinister plot to ensnare young and impressionable first-year college students into campus multicultural groups for the purpose of turning them into victims, which will convince them to work toward the eventual overthrow of the social power structure.
Rather than resisting the concept of multiculturalism and viewing it as a challenge to our country’s very existence, we need to embrace our rich diversity. According to the National Association for Multicultural Education: “Multicultural education is a philosophical concept built on the ideals of freedom, justice, equality, equity and human dignity as acknowledged in various documents, such as the U.S. Declaration of Independence, constitutions of South Africa and the United States, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations. It affirms our need to prepare student for their responsibilities in an interdependent world.”
Today, the United States stands as the most culturally, ethnically, racially, linguistically and religiously diverse country in the world. This diversity poses great challenges and great opportunities. I would advise King the way we meet these challenges will determine whether we remain on the abyss of our history or whether we can truly achieve our promise of becoming a shining beacon to the world.
http://www.iowastatedaily.com/opinion/article_1e8df810-f5d6-11e1-9c2f-001a4bcf887a.html
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