The Detroit News
Editorial Dept.
615 Lafayette Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226

To the Editor:

The August 17th article “Dole jab at first lady doesn’t make him a hit with black voters” invites discussion on two related topics which infect our society like a disease--socialism and multiculturalism.

In reference to Hillary Clinton’s book “It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us,” Dole says “I am here to tell you it does not take a village to raise a child.  It takes a family.”  Taken at face value, this statement is both true and necessary.  It is necessary because the liberals would have us believe that we are all somehow responsible for the well being of every child that is brought into this world regardless of how reckless and how often irresponsible parents would place this burden upon us.  Dole’s response rightfully places the responsibility of bringing a child into this world on the shoulders of the parents instead of on the rest of society who had no choice in the matter.

However, the response to this comment came from “rankled” black voters “who wondered if Dole knew the book title comes from an African proverb.”  This offers an illuminating look at the irrationality of multiculturalism.  According to the multiculturalist, the truth or falsehood of an idea is to be found in its relationship to one’s ethnic heritage rather than to its relationship to reality, thereby dispensing with reason.  Dole’s critics do not argue whether or not child rearing is an individual or a social responsibility, instead they declare the idea to be above debate since it came from an African proverb.  Furthermore, they label anyone who disagrees as a racist.  In her essay “Global Balkanization,” Ayn Rand writes,