Diversity

As a volunteer park ranger in the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, I've seen firsthand how a lot of diversity is generally good for the environment. In contrast, any group that overpopulates puts a strain on the ecosystem.

Diversity in human populations is in my opinion, also a good thing. What isn't good is all of the bickering that goes on between certain groups.

Human beings were originated from common ancestors, which is why our genetic material is so similar. Likely the nomadic way of life in the early days caused geographical separations between populations that resulted in genetic separations, which resulted in physical differences. Still, some of the great societies of the past were multi-racial. With the advances in travel and technology, it seems that racial blending will only continue to grow.

That brings up an interesting question. Will the blending of the races actually reduce the diversity as the human population becomes multiracial? Perhaps, yet genetic diversity is bound to grow as people with different racial background have offspring.

As the USA is one of the most accepting societies (seriously, some societies are virtually closed), we all need to focus on our similarities, rather than our differences. There is more than one minority, and the face of America and the world is continually changing.