Q:(justsayyo@slate) Will the internet become a place where all races will converge as one?
A: we do converge. the problem is that we don't resolve anything. we rant and rage and get down to a lot of honest emotions and considered opinions. in my view the internet has demonstrated its ability to facilitate the holy grail of racial 'dialog' in ways no other medium has. yet if you were to scroll through the 7000 some odd posts over in the cnn community webchat area you will find nothing resembling consensus or a plan of action. that speaks more to the current design of internet discussion groups than a lack of ability or willingness of participants.
so the next phase of internet development has to take place to facilitate the ability for groups of interest to coalesce, collaborate and compose solutions. what will emerge are clearly multiethnic coalitions who are better informed than most are today.
The above is a loaded question so how can it be taken seriously?
I take it very seriously. The trick is finding out where in the whole internet, in the whole nation where such questions are taken and dealt with seriously.