Duelling Worlds

There's been much talk these days of whether we live in one world or if in the USA there are two worlds... indeed, Whoopi and her View co-worker got into a scrap over this very topic a week or so ago and even Barbara Walters could barely get a word in.

And I think the question of whether we live in one world or two is really oversimplifying the issue. There is no one world, there is no two-worlds... look around you and you will see that my world and experience is quite different than many others, and theirs mine... it isn't the P.C. thing to say, but we live in a caste-world, even in the USA. And that is as close to a 1-world description as we will ever get to.

Living in this world, though, doesn't mean that we can't all come to a common understanding; an understanding that the human condition -- the needs and fundamental physics -- are all the same. Sadly, that is where the breakdown happens; and it happens big--because here in the US of A, we don't fuck up small.

Despite my sarcasm and belief that the problem that exists is far grander in scale than what is portrayed (and that is part of the problem), I remain optimistic. Optimistic that there are people who get it, optimistic that the basic good in people will prevail, optimistic that with the right leaders hope can enlighten the rest. We've seen this happen; it's amazing and scary and exciting and long over due of late.

I don't believe the fundamental differences will dissipate, in fact, I would hope they don't, but there is a link between all the worlds that exist. We found it before, we can certainly find it again.