US: Cultural Irrigation Needed?

[adderslj]

I'd be very interested as to what US readers think of this article.

Despite being published by The Guardian, it's from a right-wing commentator, incidentally.

Comments

[magentamom.livejournal.com]

I think it's rather overly optimistic because it seems to assume Americans as a whole have some desire to learn about other cultures and worldviews, and I don't see much evidence of that. We have people who won't take their kids to a museum much less ship them off to Europe to gain perspective. A lot of Americans are quite happy in their conformity and ignorance.

Then again, the plan is certainly worth a try, and I'd love to be able to send my own children when they're older. :)