We are responsible for making our political system more functional

Our physical world has two poles (north and south) that are bitter and cold. The vast majority of humanity lives much closer to the equator, in a much more productive climate.

Our political world feels very similar. The current system is set up to force us away from our common, productive ground and into hostile extremes.  We won’t survive such a move and need to do all we can to regain our common ground.

It is up to us, the people, to:

• Reach out to others who may not share our POV
• Focus on listening to them with compassion, not judgment (I’ll admit, this one challenges me at times)
• Have conversations grounded in verifiable facts (If you can’t agree on what is true, either work together to uncover the facts or move on)
• Admit when you don’t know something, or are wrong
• Politely agree to disagree when necessary.
• Don’t focus on changing someone’s view. Enhanced understanding is a valuable outcome
  
• Hold politicians from BOTH parties to the same standards. What is un/acceptable for one party should be un/acceptable for all

A broad variety of perspectives in our nation should be our greatest strength, not our most easily exploited weakness.

Reclaiming our common ground won’t be easy, but it is very necessary.

Not sure where to start?

I’ll be posting a variety of views that are honest and heartfelt, not confrontational and angry.

For today, check out the CNN segment Trump gives America’s ‘poorest white town’ hope.