issuesbeyondborders

At issuesbeyondborders, let us not see the world in terms of countries, regions, and hemispheres. These are borders that divide, and make people revel in their territorial and self-centric nature. The real divisions that put men asunder are not found on terra firma. What separate men are also the same things that drive rifts among them, though not without the possibility of closing in the gaps.

The real demarcations are in the attitude and behavior of men.

So, here at issuesbeyondborders, let’s talk about what happens when human behavior and attitude affect the tides of change, even if the change isn’t at all good. For instance, let’s not talk about the proliferation of Ecstasy in Europe or hashish in Thailand or meth in Hong Kong or cocaine of the Medelin Cartel in South America or, even, heroin in Afghanistan. Instead, let’s talk about the global drug trade and see similarities in how this has spread to practically all corners of the world. What make drug pushing easy and drug use accessible are some of the contexts that we will explore here at issuesbeyondborders.

Let’s drive the shovel deep into the apparent crust of things, and call a spade a spade (pun intended). Though human attitude is the toughest to crack and fathom, issuesbeyondborders hopes to shovel in enough material to actually close in the gaps among humans.

Let’s go out on a limb. Go far to the edge. Let’s flatten the world.

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