Multiculturalism

• Multiculturalism• Different from• Assimilation

Multiculturalism

• People of different cultures can live in the same country

Assimilation

• The “goal” is to become a new nationality

Britain is multicultural

Keep different cultural backgrounds

Keep different customs

Even promote different cultures

Be British at the same time

Multiple cultural traditions

Multiple cultural traditions

This is Australia

Within one country

This is Toronto in Canada

Japan has multiple cultural traditions, too

Is it good to keep these traditions?

North and South

France: assimilation

Assimilation: behave like us

Not allowed in France

Assimilation: this is bad

Assimilation: give up your culture

Assimilation: behave like us

Assimilation: this is bad

Assimilation: stop this!

But I wear this kind of thing!

You’re going to ban this?

Multiculturalism

Assimilation

Two responses to LARGE-SCALE immigration

Why have immigration at all?

Immigration offers big advantages

Japan’s population

Birth and death rate

You can see the problem

Almost a quarter of the population over 65!

Mother’s average age having first baby!

25 in 1970

Over 30 in 2013

Is it parasite singles?

Herbivore men?

Who knows?!

Anyway, it’s a problem!

Japan’s not the first with this problem

And there’s a simple solution

The Superpower was built on this

Give me your tired, your poor

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

Mass immigration

It’s great for the economy

Or maybe he has a better idea!

Or maybe not!

Japan’s in recession again!

It really is great for the economy

And other advantages

Olympic medals

No chance without immigration

Cricketers from Pakistan

And India

All sports

Hybrid vigor

As you will soon see

Actually, you’ve already seen

You’ve seen it quite a lot

How about my country?

Mo Farah

Most successful and beloved athlete

Came to England when he was eight

Spoke virtually no English!

• In 2013: 13% of the UK population was foreign born

• In 1993:7% of the UK population was foreign born

Oh no – must be terrible!

They’re all terrorists!

No, they’re usually highly skilled

Usually work hard and do well

Even when their parents are poor

The kids often do much better

Can it be true?

Immigration is good?

Even RIGHT WING newspapers …

… like the Telegraph

High levels of immigration are great!

Huge economic benefits

The Economist

RIGHT WING financial paper

Immigration is great for the country

We NEED it!

Can’t live without it!

So what’s the problem?

Immigration is unpopular

Unpopular with ordinary people

People are afraid

Afraid of change

Even if the country gets better

Even if the economy is better

However, we NEED immigration!

He tried to REDUCE immigration

He couldn’t do it

It would be an economic disaster

He said NO refugees from Syria

But Britain will take 20,000

(We should take more ….)

… because we started the war …

… we created the refugee problem!

Germany says it can take 500,000

That’s half a million people

Actually, Britain took 3 million in the last 15 years!

Politicians LOVE immigration

They SAY bad things

But they LOVE it

Great for the economy

Great for them

They ACT as if they don’t like it

Why?

Because immigration is unpopular

They want votes

Let’s look at an example

South Wales Dockland

Where I grew up

Looks dark and miserable

It is!

Very multicultural

We had the FIRST RACE RIOTS

The first fights between blacks and whites

Race riots

• In 1919• After the First World War• Black soldiers• And white soldiers• Not happy• Frustrated• Started fighting

Race riots

• Some knives• Some guns• Some fires• Poor blacks• Poor whites• Everyone is frustrated

But it’s history

Move on

Terrorists living in South Wales?

Maybe

But newspapers EXAGGERATE the negative

Because immigration is UNPOPULAR

Mostly it’s positive

Increase happiness

Just enjoying life

Trying hard to contribute

Now about Japan’s population

You don’t need higher immigration?

How about those Syrian refugees?

No need? Are you sure?

But if you do decide on more immigration …

… do you want multiculturalism?

… or assimilation?

… or are BOTH impossible in Japan?

Multiculturalism

Assimilation

I think both can work

But a couple of important points

Don’t start wars

And don’t …

… deliberately …

… insult people

• Because when you deliberately insult people …

• … they get angry.• So …• Don’t start wars• Be nice