Convergence... we normally think of that concept in the universe of technology. In an abstract way if events come together with a "common thread" we could call that convergence too.

In the last couple of days I heard news reports of three separate events:

1) An overview and history of murders in Cuidad Juarez and an prediction for the future. The interview with author William Weaver
reported on the dramatically escalating murder rate in that Mexican city. At the end he used the word "future" but the interviewer did not follow up. My guess is that he was thinking about the future of U.S. border cities and the rising potential for similar violence.

2) News reports about a motorcycle gang that is dramatically escalating violence against law enforcement officers. My wife and I were discussing this and she mentioned that the tactics were the same in Mexico where drug cartels terrorize citizens and the government for whatever result the cartels hope to achieve.

3) A series of threats on key Democratic Congress members who pushed the new health care bill. Damage to some property/offices also is reported. Remember the 1960's radicals who didn't like the government's actions in Vietnam?

Is this like a fire smoldering at the edges of a piece of paper? Is this the beginning of an unraveling of society? Much too early to say but heightened awareness is definitely called for today and tomorrow.