Groups I would like to see on the new DK or DK4

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Sunday December 19, 2010 · 1:05 AM PST

2010/12/19 · 01:05

I have been trying out DK4. The improvements are fantastic. I particularly like the concept of groups. I recommend changing the name "groups" to "communities." Below the fold are the titles of some groups I would like to see. The titles are not in any particular order.

Kos Katalogue – we need to support our fellow members
Economics – It’s economics stupid. Unless the economy improves, we may all be screwed. Economics needs subgroups

Unemployment
Deficit
Taxes
Defense spending
International trade
Government services – usually called entitlements
Recovery
Technology driven efficiency

Education – no matter what your age, we are the future. Pre-K to post graduate school and continuing education are necessities of life.
KosAbility – we all have some form of disability. Many of us have multiple disabilities. Here is a place to relate to each other.
Health Care – the health care reform law is not the end of the story.
Native Americans – Until I started reading the diaries written by Native Americans by Native Americans, I had little appreciation of their history and problems.
Rights – Everyone has rights that are infringed on. We need to fight for our rights. For example the right to freedom of speech is largely exercised on the Internet. Internet restrictions impact us all.
African Americans – a group of citizens that continue to be discriminated against in the good old USA. Yes everyone faces discrimination, but African Americans more so than everyone else. Ending discrimination for African Americans will benefit us all.
President Obama – the man is president. What else needs to be said?
War and terrorism – dealing with terrorism is a serious problem, only exceeded by global warming and economic problems. Figuring out how to end war and terrorism will help us all.
Global warming – will get us all. Global warming is a fact of life. Reducing carbon emissions will no longer stop global warming. We must figure out new ways to reduce carbon in the atmosphere and to deal with global warming.
Animal diaries – pooties et.al. All that stuff I used to complain about and now love. Hey, we can all change.
GUS – Giving up smoking is extremely difficult. This community will help many with this narcotic.
State, county, city, local politics and issues – All politics is local. In my case I would love to interact with my fellow Marylanders, Montgomery County Residents, and Gaithersburg Residents.
Mental health – mental health problems are much more common than anyone would like to admit. I believe anyone would benefit from visiting a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist on a regular basis. I know I would. We need to discuss this. As productivity continues to improve, we will all have the time. Further training mental health experts will provide the quality and the quantity to help everyone.
Bitching – these are wonderful diaries that I love. Someone is pissed about something and they get on their soap box and bitch about it. We all get release.

Of course I expect the discussion on how to elect democrats and democratic politics to continue as usual. Further I doubt if all of these groups will be formed. I also believe other groups I haven’t thought of will be formed. Now is a good time to put our thinking caps on and cogitate.

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