Humans gather in groups because together we have more influence under one banner than if we all carried our own. DailyKos itself is an embodiment of this concept. Now, in DK4, we have "groups" which were ostensibly built into the new framework so that people of like mind can align in their efforts.
Is there a risk that this will subdivide, sequester and balkanize us?
Is there a risk that this encourages us to hide out in the rooms where we know we're amongst friends, and avoid crossing into any room that is not already filled with friends we already have?
This is a short meta diary. Maybe it's too short to post, right now it's just a seed that might grow on it's own.
The recent diary by one atheist who just opened fire on anything religious really made me sick. Pissed off. Growling. I"m an atheist, and a militant one. But walking around with a sword in the air demanding the elimination of my adversaries is the antithesis of what this country is about. We are the United States of America - what are we united about anymore?
DailyKos was meant to united us in common cause for left-leaning causes; but how do we avoid the corrosive effects of subdivision to the point we're swimming in so many directions that the main thrust of our efforts loses strenght and purpose?
How do we stop the zero-sum "I am right, therefore you are wrong, STFU", balkanization of the country, the Democratic party, the DK blog family?
How do we avoid the personal, dehumanizing, hand-to-hand blogging that leaves people frothing on their screen and powering down the computer just to avoid a stroke?
One personal note below, and I'll let this diary fuel itself.
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