Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 It occurs to me that we, as a people, have never been so connected. And we, as a nation, have never been so divided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It occurs to me that we, as a people, have never been so connected. And we, as a nation, have never been so divided. And we grow more divided every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 29 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It occurs to me that we, as a people, have never been so connected. And we, as a nation, have never been so divided. Being connected isn't the same thing as communicating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 It is now easier to “connect” with people who think alike. These “connections” become echo chambers of “we”, which by default demands a “them”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 We better learn to live with it. I don’t see us going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said: We better learn to live with it. I don’t see us going back. If we learn to live with being divided, I think we’re doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: If we learn to live with being divided, I think we’re doomed. The division has always existed. Instantaneous communication just makes it more visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said: The division has always existed. Instantaneous communication just makes it more visible. Which of the founders was it that expressed doubt that the republic would last even a century because of the differences between North and South? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I keep praying for that sun storm that creates an EMP so big it takes out all communications on the planet for many weeks...of course something like that would probably ignite World War 3.....never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 20 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I keep praying for that sun storm that creates an EMP so big it takes out all communications on the planet for many weeks...of course something like that would probably ignite World War 3.....never mind. Something that big would mean that WW III would have to be fought with sticks and stones. just getting the electrical grid back on line would take years if not decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Something that big would mean that WW III would have to be fought with sticks and stones. just getting the electrical grid back on line would take years if not decades. There wouldn't Be a WWIII after that. Just some tribal skirmishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sloe Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Social media is both connecting us and dividing us. The connection is obvious. The division is when people can't turn off Facebook or whatever and have a face to face conversation at the dinner table. BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead River Den, SASS#915 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Very true, we have more ways of communicating now, but we have lost the ability and skill to communicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I'm not sure we're that connected. Try to get somebody to answer the #$#$^%^ cell phone they are joined with . JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: I'm not sure we're that connected. Try to get somebody to answer the #$#$^%^ cell phone they are joined with . JHC But TEXT them and they'll answer before your finger is off the "Send" key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine 20515 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Could be a connection here …. MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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