Is this Forum elitist?

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Originally Posted by unloadedgunn

Well astro, if I understand what you are saying. It boils down to something like "don't we all have a lot of gall to be contemplating these deep issues, when the 3rd world, which can not even hope to have its collective physical needs met hasn't the time, energy or capacity to ruminate like us fat and happy westerners"
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Spot on. The White/Westerner 'guilt-trip' has reared it's head.

I find 'charges' of elitism made on this forum very divisive.

Originally Posted by astropsyche

What I am decidedly NOT doing is trying to form enclaves of priveleged persons with the express aim of surviving a catastrophe none of us know is actually going to happen! Whilst the good people of this Forum go about their business in working out ways to survive mythical days of destruction, I will continue to wonder if we all would be better served taking a full and active part in the general human community within which most of us live.

Is it an either/or situation? I find polarising people into groups like this is also divisive. How do you know what people on this forum do when they are not here? Why make assumptions? And if I may say so...'holier than thou' assumptions....

Originally Posted by Worlds Beyond 2

and really wish everyone could get over themselves/their personal 'issues/agendas' enough to see the BIG picture sometimes.

You said it...now, if you will pardon my honesty...do it!

Originally Posted by Steve_A

Hi Worlds Beyond 2 II,
It's important that we come together, however, we all are still in a learning curve,

Yes.......