A sharp criticism of multiculturalism . . .

. . . by Anthony Daniels appears in the March 7, 2011, edition of the National Review (p. 18; available online here (subscription required)).  A brief excerpt:

“[M]ulticulturalism . . . is a sentimental and harmful doctrine that turns the mind to mush, is evidence of an underlying indifference to the real lives of people, and is a provider of pseudo-work for lots of people such as community organizers.

Multiculturalists are seldom really interested in the culture of others.  Very few of them read books in foreign languages, for example . . . .

Multiculturalists generally rejoice at mass, and indiscriminate, immigration, not because they are admirers of, say, Somali political philosophy, but because they want the culture of their own country to be diluted as much as possible:  for only by rejecting what they have inherited do they think they can show their independence of mind and generosity of spirit.  Let the heavens fall, so long as I am thought (by my peers) to be a free-thinker.

Early blog commentary on the article can be found here.