The nineteenth-century German philosopher, Georg Friedrich Hegel, responding to a student’s interjection “But sir, what you say does not agree with the facts,” replied: “Let the facts be damned.” Undoubtedly, Hegel made this remark because he wanted his views to prevail. He might even have had good reasons for wanting to ignore or damn the facts. This might also be true of some multiculturalists, who frequently damn the facts in promoting their ideology.
Historical omissions and distortions abound in multiculturalists’ publications. The negative or harmful practices...
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