Reply #34: Thanks for joining in. I feel that we are not doing ourselves any favors

[dandrhesse]

by demonetizing our fellow Americans that do not have the emotional maturity to deal with it. My parents opposed the Vietnam war so early on I came to distrust our government and knew that we didn't always do what was best for the greater good.

The same with the thinking in terms of black and white or good and bad. My teenagers think in "gray" because of our attitudes and beliefs and among their peers they take a lot of crap because of their beliefs and their ability to articulately defend their positions.

It is "easier" to say, I'm right and you're wrong end of argument and the reason is because I said so.

This type of thinking that has gotten our country into trouble over the years, demonetizing the enemy even if last week they were our ally.

If we want to solve this we need to practice what we preach. We need to find the common ground and get these folks on board. If we believe that a more peaceful world with respect to other countries is possible then we should begin at home.

Diplomacy is not just for the UN and Heads of State. We need to find a way to connect with people from all angles of this issue, find common ground and build on that, it is the only way to forge a real coalition that will be able to turn the tide.

It's easy to criticize, I do my share of it, but it is difficult to come up with something that will work.

My husband works with a whole group of far right wingers who love Rush Limbaugh and he even trying to talk to them, because they don't hear anything he says about politics.

So how about it, anyone have any constructive suggestions as to how to build a coalition of Americans that want their country back?