Diversity as a Source of Strength

The sources explicitly say that diversity is not a damaging cause of disunity and weakness.

It... I mean, that just flies in the face of the standard assumption

that difference equals division, especially on a continental scale. It's a complete

philosophical reversal. Mm-hmm. Instead of seeing all that variety as a problem to

be managed- Hm. ... and a liability, the sources define it as a huge advantage.

They call it a fertile source of strength and wealth. A fertile source of strength and

wealth? Yeah. That's a powerful idea. Yeah.

But we have to ask how? How does that actually work? How does that variety