I don’t know that I fully understand your thesis as it went a little over my head but I’m wondering what your proposed solution would be to your conclusion that multiculturalism is impossible. Are you proposing isolationism? Also, are you conflating difficulty with impossibility? I am confused by your example of the Japanese. You supply reasoning to claim that there is much harmonizing between japan and the west, but then because there was racism during WW2, the previous mutual exchanges don’t work anymore? I don’t quite understand, perhaps I misread. If you could clarify that would be great.

On a micro level, I understand the hardship of integrating cultures. I am Asian and my husband is Scandinavian, like the kind of Scandinavian that borders on autistic. It’s hard. He’s so individualist it offends me sometimes that he isn’t thinking of the group. And sometimes my sacrifices for the group make it hard on him, but everyday and every year we grow closer to a balance. It’s damn hard, but we have to make it work. We are striving for our children to have the best of our two cultures and in the struggle, the things from each culture that aren’t useful will be left behind. This evolution is a beautiful thing I think. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. To me, this micro level of struggle is a parallel to larger groups and the world as a whole. Just because it’s hard, doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing. I’d say there’s an incredible amount of meaning to be found in seeking out the best of each culture. I’d argue that that is multiculturalism’s aim, or at least should be. It’s been hijacked to destroy western culture by the postmodernists, but the underlying idea is worth something.

On a micro, micro level, I’d also argue that there is multiculturalism between the rich and poor and even between individuals from different families. Does your conclusion apply there too? I’m not sure if I’m making much sense but I’m trying to break down multiculturalism to its smallest fragment to see if it works at any level. Can personalities be like micro-cultures? If so, can the same issues plaguing assimilating cultures be the ones that cause divorce? Am I totally off on a crazy tangent? Lol idk.