THE UNDOING OF UNITY WITH THE DEMON OF DIVERSITY!

The Undoing of Unity With The Demon of Diversity!

June 26, 2018

For the last several decades the word, DIVERSITY echoes through the hills and valleys of our concrete jungles. We are told over and over again that diversity is a good thing for our communities. We are shamed if our cities and towns and the smallest of Hamlets are not intermixed with a variety of colors, shapes, religions and political leanings. God forbid a community that can exist with likeness… I decided to do a search on the word, Diversity to see how it had changed over the years to fit the political agenda we see now being thrust upon us. So, obviously, I went to my very Old, Webster dictionary that mainly collects dust on my shelf. It’s a first edition (1828) and actually has the real meanings of words gone by.

DIVERSITY, noun [Latin]

Difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness. There may be diversity without contrariety. There is a great diversity in human constitutions.
Variety; as a diversity of ceremonies in churches.
Distinct being, as opposed to identity.
Variegation.

Then to the newest edition of Websters, just to see how much the meaning of the word had changed and the political and ethnic spin it may have garnered. So, I type in the word, Diversity and Webster def. and I am immediately and firstly given the Plural:

DEFINITION OF DIVERSITY

plural diversities

: the condition of having or being composed of differing elements

: variety; especially

: the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization

programs intended to promote
diversity in schools

: an instance of being composed of differing elements or qualities

: an instance of being diverse

a diversity of opinion

I am not sure if you noticed the subtle differences in the definitions, but from 1828 to 2018 we went from unlikeness, diversity in church ceremonies, a distinct being; to variety–“especially” different races, cultures, organization and, here is the kicker–PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN SCHOOLS! We must ask ourselves a few questions, as the meaning of diversity has now become a calling card for promoting differences and tolerance, and we must intellectually ask ourselves if this is really a good thing.

I remember my dad telling me about living in NY city as a little boy. He lived with his migrant parents in a place called, Little Italy. He told me of all the little communities, the Italians, the Germans, the Chinese, etc. all living in one small borough of NY City. The one thing they all had in common was their desire to be Americans, to find, for themselves and their children, the American Dream! These people were about as diverse as it comes, but their one common ground was their love for their new country, the United States. They may have had difficulty communicating, but the majority made darn sure their children learned English and LOVED this country as much as they did. Public schools didn’t have ESL (English as a Second Language), classes, these kids just had to learn ENGLISH and they did. Diversity wasn’t an option and DIVERSITY wasn’t taught in schools. Even though each ethnic group lived in their own community, in their own cultures, they wanted to be Americans. The Germans didn’t try to force their culture on the Italians, the Chinees didn’t impose their beliefs on the Dutch and none of these immigrants would even consider trying to force their cultures upon on the Americans who welcomed them into this country. But they did force some pretty good food down our throats!

Now let’s look at the opposite of Diversity. The opposite of Diversity is UNITY! UNITY! While the US, the world even, is pushing the concept of diversity are they really doing more harm than good? Why would anyone want diversity over unity? Sometimes we must take a very hard and focused view on what the big push for diversity is and why. Knowing that Diversity is the Opposite of Unity, why would we be constantly programmed to embrace DIVERSITY? For starters, let’s break this down into very simplistic ideologies of liberalism and conservatism. How well, do these two groups get along? We currently see in our political climate that the left and the right do not play well together. We are witnessing a period of time like no other we have ever seen. Violence, protests, Gays setting up bakers, florist’s, wedding planners and photographers for lawsuits and restaurants refusing service to Trump supporters…we have Congresswomen advocating all-out war on conservatives, so even going so far as to say the blood must be shed…THIS is the true advocacy of diversity! Do we want this? OR is this even a good idea?

So let’s take a look at the definition of UNITY:

Westers 1st Edition:

Unity

U’NITY, noun [Latin unitas.]

The state of being one; oneness. unity may consist of a simple substance or existing being, as the soul; but usually it consists in a close junction of particles or parts, constituting a body detached from other bodies. unity is a thing undivided itself, but separate from ever other thing.

2.Concord; conjunction; as a unity of proofs.

Agreement; uniformity; as unity of doctrine; unity of worship in a church.
In christian theology, oneness of sentiment, affection or behavior.

How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalms 133:1.

In mathematics, the abstract expression for any unit whatsoever. The number 1 is unity when it is not applied to any particular object; but a unit, when it is so applied.
In poetry, the principle by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation is preserved. In the drama, there are three unities; the unity of action, that of time, and that of place. In the epic poem, the great and almost only unity is that of action.
In music, such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
In law, the properties of a joint estate are derived from its unity which is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint-tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession.
In law, unity of possession, is a joint possession of two rights by several titles, as when a man has a lease of land upon a certain rent, and afterwards buys the fee simple. This is a unity of possession, by which the lease is extinguished.

Unity of faith is an equal belief of the same truths of God, and possession of the grace of faith in like form and degree.

Unity of spirit, is the oneness which subsists between Christ and his saints, by which the same spirit dwells in both, and both have the same disposition and aims; and it is the oneness of Christians among themselves, united under the same head, having the same spirit dwelling in them, and possessing the same graces, faith, love, hope, etc.

Websters 2018:

DEFINITION OF UNITY

plural unities

a : the quality or state of not being multiple : oneness

b (1) : a definite amount taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation

in a table of natural sines the radius of the circle is regarded as unity

(2) : identity element

a : a condition of harmony : accord

: continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)

a : the quality or state of being made one : unification

b : a combination or ordering of parts in a literary or artistic production that constitutes a whole or promotes an undivided total effect; also : the resulting singleness of effect or symmetry and consistency of style and character

: a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole

: any of three principles of dramatic structure derived by French classicists from Aristotle’s Poetics and requiring a play to have a single action represented as occurring in one place and within one day

: a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity

WOW, ok so we have deviated very far from the meaning of the word UNITY and formulated a new meaning which takes away the true meaning of Unity, of being of ONE MIND, the opposite of Diversity! Let’s just be honest with each other, Diversity is NOT a good thing for a community, a city or a Nation. We are currently experiencing exactly what the concept of diversity really expects from us; THE OPPOSITE OF UNITY! Now, I really don’t care what color your skin is, or if you worship Jesus, Jehovah, or Mohamad, or if you want to sleep with Peter, Paul or Mary, but to be a cohesive community, city or nation, we must NOT have diversity, but Unity! We must STOP PROMOTING Diversity. Our country needs to come together as ONE, in UNITY. We must have a set of CORE belief’s as a Nation, anything else is division, which is a synonym for diversity! Don’t fall for the Devil’s deception of division in the form of diversity. Stand for Unity, together we stand, DIVIDED WE FALL! Don’t buy into the Demon of diversity!

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