¶ … diversity is a non-starter. In fact, even if a population is not 'diverse' as currently defined, it is nonetheless infinitely diverse. Each member of any group, defined under the standard parameters for diversity or not, is unique unto himself or herself. Diversity is, in fact, built into human society, as it is into the societies of the animal kingdom, the plant kingdom, and, if one wants to stretch it that far, even the mineral kingdom. While there is greater homogeneity in a box of rocks of one type than, for example, in a box of puppies all of one breed, there are still unique characteristics if only in size and shape.
But diversity, as a concept, is useful in dealing with and contributing to human society in the 21st Century. We have recently experienced a number of centuries in which diversity was held in low esteem. In fact, any population that was 'diverse' from the majority population was, in fact, considered to be little more than a box of rocks, with about the same needs, desires and rights for all too great a portion of human history in general,...
For a thoughtful person, embracing diversity consists in no more than this:
Accept others for who they are, and express who you are.
Diversity is a lot more than skin deep. It goes far beyond hair color, far beyond national origin, religious beliefs, preference in form of government, or any legal preference at all. (To be sure, illegal preferences are also hallmarks of diversity, but I would prefer not to include them, as I would not like to be seen as promoting them.) Diversity goes beyond native tongue, beyond abilities or disabilities (mental, physical or even spiritual), financial or social. As each human being's DNA is different from every other human being's DNA, so is the outward expression their genetic makeup produces. Even identical twins do not always think or act alike…
