I like MyDD. This is a lively and interesting place that - at least until it finds a purpose and draws a lot of people to it - has a small population and therefore an intimate feel. As much as my personal satisfaction may be served by having such a small community, I would think this is not the purpose of MyDD.
In fact, if all we do is circle our own drain we can be certain that the population here will not get bigger and, in the end, will all go away.
So, I would like to suggest to the many capable diarists out there that they find something worth writing about on a progressive blog, and write about it.
Just a few random suggestions about some of the small things going on in the world worth writing about:
Millions of people are being impacted by flooding in this country right now. One presidential candidate offered his condolences and prayers, another filled sandbags.
Rumors abound of a plan to keep Iraq under US control indefinitely.
An estimated 376,000 children who could benefit from an Illinois healthcare program are not enrolled, and on June 21 hundreds of volunteers will fan out to more than 50 locations in the Chicago area to enroll children in the state program.
Oh, and there is a war goin on in Iraq that is having a lot of negative consequences to real people. And it is being done "for you".
I'm even willing to bet that there are more than there pertinent points to be made that are not on my list. Something about an election season going on...I am certain that if some of the folks here looked beyond their own navel and writing something counter to the current diary list, this community could make a small dent on the world outside of MyDD.
Then maybe - just maybe - we will do something that will justify MyDD exising.
-chris
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