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Originally Posted by Hawk66
But this is a prerequisite to make a democracy work. How could it be happen that we have forgotten this ?
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I would like to take the time to repost something that I feel is pertinent to this question
We are three-hundred-and-twenty-five million opinionated, vociferous individuals. We argue and compete and sometimes even vilify each other in our raucous public debates. But we have always had so much more in common with each other than in disagreement. If only we remember that and give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country we will get through these challenging times. We will come through them stronger than before. We always do." -- John McCain, 2018
"... give each other the benefit of the presumption that we all love our country"
This is what is lacking in our country now. People are starting to believe that the opposing political side is the enemy and that they hate the country and that only their side loves their country
Both sides love their country and want only the best. We may, and should, disagree on the means, but not lose sight that we all love our country and want to make it better.