Why I believe some liberals hate diversity.

Liberals love to talk about how they love diversity. They want to take credit for the civil rights movement. And skin-color diversity is great for America. But that's about the least important type of diversity. Yes, I said it. Here's why. There is no difference of intellectual capacity, emotional capability, or anything else that really matters that correlates with skin color. Skin color is just that, physical appearance. We as a society ascribe other characteristics as if they correlate, but when we do, we're wrong.

Skin color has to do with the physical body, but not the spiritual. Growing up as a minority may make a difference in a person's spirit, but skin color is not in and of itself a spiritual matter. Therefore, when we dwell on that and assume that's all there is to "diversity," we are, once again, focusing only on the physical bodies, but neglecting the spirit. (Are you sensing a pattern here?)

Character
Liberals love social programs that provide people's physical needs. But these programs have a way of equalizing outcomes, or at least moving in that direction. The U.S. is considered to be a land of opportunity, and as a result, our outcomes are a sign of our diversity of character. Character is much more closely related to spirit than is skin color. And equalizing outcomes, therefore, is an attempt to equalize character. And this runs contrary to the idea of diversity.

Ability
There are many liberals who love doing away with rewards for great abilities. In reality, most of us have areas in which we are quite capable, and other areas in which we struggle. This is what makes us unique as individuals. Awards are a way of acknowledging individuals' areas of strength and hard work. To do away with this acknowledgement is an effort to do away with motivation to excel in one's particular area. It's a way to make us more the same, but ignoring our differences. And this runs contrary to the idea of diversity.

I'm going to stop here, because I know I can get long-winded (or, since I'm typing, long-fingered?). But allow me to just mention a few other areas I could go on about. Gender (making males more feminine and females more masculine). Income (taking more from the rich, giving more to the poor -- laudable when done voluntarily, but wrong when forced). Skill level (this one is not as prominent, but I have heard situations where a particularly skilled child is encouraged to "tone down" his or her performance, be it on the stage or the field, so as not to show up his or her classmates).

All of these run contrary to the idea of diversity.

I love diversity. I love that we are all different, each of us unique. But skin color is only one of the many ways we are different. And in so many cases, liberals that I hear are striving for same-ness. That's boring. And it's wrong.

OK, that's it. Peace out.