Kosovo has declared it's independence from Serbia today. All free nations should celebrate the occasion but sadly, that is not the case.

Prime Minister Hashim Thaci described the new nation as democratic (hurrah!) and "multi-ethnic". A "multi-ethnic" society seems to me to be a much better option than a "multi-cultural" society. It's a term that is equally welcoming of immigrants, but doesn't suggest that people can necessarily import the values of their homeland. Which is a very important distinction.

My money's on multi-ethnic in the long run. It seems a much stabler idea, not so prone to waves of cultural import.

Labels: democracy, multiculturalism