Here’s an idea: Let’s spend a week thinking of solutions to the myriad problems we debate here at Thought Mechanics. Yeah, yeah, I know, finger pointing and one-upping is fun and it’s great to be right. Take one look at any given article by any of the talented writers at this site and you’ll see within the comments section an explosion of back and forth, interpretation and reinterpretation of numbers, facts and viewpoints mostly offered as a means to do nothing more than refute the thinking of anyone with an opposing viewpoint.I’d like to challenge the readers of this site to spend some time working toward common ground. Otherwise, all we do is mimic the ineffective habits of our elected officials in Washington. And yes, they are overwhelmingly ineffective, highly partisan, arguably biased and self-serving. This isn’t an accusation I level against conservatives alone. This statement is leveled against all who apply, be they a Democrat, a Republican or otherwise.
In the end, what really changes? Nothing. We still face division. We still face growing domestic issues, international issues, environmental issues, and the list goes on. Then there are the growing number of social and moral issues that are finding an ever increasing place on America’s political stage. When I look at the big picture, what I see are fixable problems in desperate need of solutions.Granted, we’d be reaching to assume that we will fix any of the problems in a few discussions, but I like to think that collectively, whether we’re liberal, moderate or conservative, that we can strive to dissect, understand and possibly agree on something. When I read conservative sites like voicepotential.org, I am filled with hope because while Thought Mechanics and Voice Potential may differ in broad ways, at their core, both are smart, informed and genuinely interested in trying to grasp the social and political realities we all face together.
So now what? Any reader who would rather spend precious energies trying to make the “other side” look stupid, feel free to opt out and sorry for wasting your time reaching across the aisle. But for those who are really interested in the progress and unity Bush has given lip service to in his speeches to our nation, let this be a place to start.
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Comment by C. Medina Ribeiro — June 7, 2005 @ 5:14 pm