Multicultural societies bring more benefits to the country than drawbacks. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The issue of living in multicultural societies has become a matter of profound debate among the communities all over the world. Some consider this approach as a beneficial method of bolstering their economies and forging new alliances. But, others find it as a means of distorting their heritage and value.
Embedding multicultural societies in a country renders multiple opportunities not only to individuals but to the entire nation. Bringing different ethnic groups together offers an opportunity for youngsters to learn various languages that can aid them in their academics, by referring to the same topic in different vernacular and come up with a better understanding of any issue.
Besides this, such societies can avail and explore several possibilities for trade and expanding business horizons. The biggest beneficiary of such a setting is the economy since such a nation is dotted by mushrooming new industries and ventures to meet the typical needs of people of specific ethnic groups and society at large. Thus, leading to growth in decent employment and economic value.
However, others find societies populated by people from diverse sociocultural backgrounds as a recipe for disaster. They believe that as too many cooks spoil the broth, similarly, the presence of a large number of citizens from different origins dilutes unique cultural identity; destroys the ancestral values of a country and of its aboriginal communities. The presence of diverse ethnicities influences and blurs traditional beliefs and causes natives to overlook their own culture and learning. Thus, resulting in weakening their customs and rituals of their origin.
In hindsight, after due consideration of both perspectives, I personally feel that having multicultural societies has become a need of the hour, as joining hands with different societies can ensure long term internal and external economic, and political stability.
