tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post1787092761469404899..comments2019-06-12T02:34:09.154-07:00Comments on The American Individualist: Celebrate Individualism, Not EthnicityJoseph Kellardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05792444138935346026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post-19991849768944299832009-03-16T02:50:00.000-07:002009-03-16T02:50:00.000-07:00Ted,Thank you for your reply to my editorial and r...Ted,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your reply to my editorial and relaying your story to me. While your example may be a small battle in the wider war against multiculturalism, I would regard it as a huge victory for you that you held to your convictions in the face of, what you believed, what was your likely firing. <BR/><BR/>~ Joseph KellardJoseph Kellardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792444138935346026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799077608689973270.post-86214885757226923052009-03-16T00:51:00.000-07:002009-03-16T00:51:00.000-07:00Bravo! Well said! I was demoted at my work once fo...Bravo! Well said! <BR/><BR/>I was demoted at my work once for standing up against co-workers who were spreading anti-American, pro-"freedom fighter" Middle Eastern rhetoric. <BR/><BR/>My company relied heavily on multiculturalism to pressure me to "see diverse opinions." I stood my ground, appealed but got nowhere. The human resource department went into action. <BR/><BR/>I then spoke up (again) directly against a senior manager who was espousing diversity and multiculturalism. The human resource separtment was concerned that there was not enough understanding of diversity. <BR/><BR/>I stood up in that company meeting and asked him why he was promoting racism? I then gave my short explanation to him and about 300 - 350 listeners. He was livid and cut the meeting off immediately. <BR/><BR/>I was hauled into the office the next day to explain myself. I thought for certain I was out the door. However, I had prepared all night by writing a seven page essay, fully explaining much the same as you wrote here, why diversity and multiculturalism was wrong. <BR/><BR/>I went on the attack and offered to sit on the company's "round tables" with its human resource board to plan an elimination of the racist program. <BR/><BR/>When I was called in, I was told very informally and literally to "shut up!", not to ever join the general meetings, and I'd be watched. To explain myself I read my essay. This way I avoided anger, emotions of fear, and kept to my agenda and points. <BR/><BR/>I was avoided by my peers, by management and I never felt so alone, no, so alone and right! I was so proud even as I was put on informal probation. <BR/><BR/>The pressure was incredible. I thought I would be fired for the smallest mistake and maybe I would have been except for a manager of a different department (who greatly liked my work ethic), called me over to work for him in his department. <BR/><BR/>It took over year for a few managers to come out and say they agreed with me - informally. My victory was, the company to this day has not promoted multiculturalism again in public meetings - at least not where I work. There are about a thousand employees here in Canada. <BR/><BR/>Its a small victory but my company is huge with over two hundred fifty thousand employees world-wide. I think my essay went quite far in the company. <BR/><BR/>Ted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com