It\'s been a while since I\'ve been on the bulletin boards, and I am disappointed to see that not a whole lot has changed since then. Except for a few, there are still the same old topics about movies, dating, silly news articles, and discussions that are neither constructive nor thought provoking. It would be nice to see articles and discussions that encourage development of societal intellect and awareness across the board. Let\'s try not to focus on topics that could potentially drive wedges into the existing cracks but rather work on cementing the breaking foundations.
We as any normal people would, try and measure our Nation\'s growth based on end points rather than the in-process drivers. I truly believe the \"drivers\" - a more intellectual and conscious society is the answer to most of our social and economic issues. I do not know if you have noticed that even the most constructive of discussions do not get very far since our perspectives are locked onto a biased leading rail that has been laid based on our social affiliations. We never want to budge from our opinions and would never deflate the little pseudo-ego bubble based on rational thinking.
We live in a country with a long history of culturally, religiously, and racially divided societies competing for power, space, and wealth. We have basically not changed in 3000 years. That to me is one the main reasons why even as individuals, we are still continuing down the same divided path even though we tie ourselves to a single nation. I believe the true concept of \"Unity in Diversity\" does not exist, and is not considered a pivot point for development. Countries that have embraced the concept have seen improvement in social consciousness and economics. I suppose what I am trying to say is that we should leverage our diverse backgrounds and thoughts to help build social intellect.
Bottomline, I think it would help for us to talk and probe into topics that will help us and the other readers think, and think again about their views until we all move towards rational and logical opinions on how we should work together as a Nation.