Frank wrote on Jan 30
th, 2023 at 9:49am:
Diversity is where nations go to die.
Diversity is unavoidable.
It's how diversity is managed that's important.
I'm half Italian and half Greek yet Aussie born n bred.
I identify as an Aussie but I acknowledge my European ancestry (I'm full blooded European and I speak both Greek and Italian so it's pretty hard to ignore my ancestry).
My children (all born n bred in Australia) have Greek, Italian, Anglo Saxon, Celtic, French ( Gallic ), German (Saxon ) ancestry.
Now get this: they all identify as Aussies (but of European heritage). So they're Aussies ( who understand and celebrate their ancestral roots ).
They are Aussies FIRST. I am Aussie FIRST.
👆 This is how diversity works best IMO. By intermarriage. It also breeds out genetically linked illnesses/conditions which are prevalent in certain cultures/regions of the world.
Look I don't expect everyone to agree with me here and that's fine. I am speaking from personal experience here.
Example : My thalassaemia (minor) - Mediterranean blood disorder which I inherited from my mother has been lost in the gene pool. None of my children have it. 👉 Positive Genotype change.
Example : All my children have olive skin. That means better protection against melanoma etc. So they don't exhibit the white ghostly pasty freckly skin with moles. 👉 Positive Phenotype change.
Also ... mixed blooded kids are drop dead gorgeous and much better looking IMO. And I'm certainly not biased hey lol.