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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've mostly seen the term used by libertarians or right-wingers to explain why they don't think the various social programs in Nordic countries would work here. Which I guess sounds better than "[b]we're a bunch of f**kin racists" and/or "black people can't be trusted not to be lazy criminals.[/b]" [/quote]

[quote]Most of the world is homogenous, whether an African nation or Asian nation or eastern / Northern Europe. In many of these countries, the homogenous nature is something they take pride in because it's a cultural pride rooted in a shared common heritage. [b]There have been solid research, if unpopular, showing that greater homogeneity often comes with greater social trust and community spirit, while greater diversity is often the opposite.[/b] On the flip side, people who don't fit the homogenous nature of a country can often be marginalized. A political football, certainly, but it does show how politicized the word homogenous has become, used as a political tool by opposite forces.[/quote]

I'd like to make sure that I'm understanding your point of view. Your opinion is that when people say there is "[i]solid research that showing that greater homogeneity often comes with greater social trust and community spirit, while greater diversity is often the opposite[/i]"; what that really means is "[i]we're a bunch of f**kin racists" and/or "black people can't be trusted not to be lazy criminals.[/i]" ?[/quote]

In the absence of racism, why would greater diversity (of a type not present in Nordic countries) result in diminished social trust and community spirit?[/quote]

Because humans evolved from cavemen in small groups or tribes.  For hundreds of thousands of years, we have genetically evolved to prioritize the tribe over outsiders.  It is literally programmed into our DNA and hard to overcome even once you are aware of it.[/quote]

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