[Splatter]

> This new world driven by the constant emphasis on differences rather than on commonalities is exhausting, frankly.

I know this is technically off-topic and I'll likely be down-voted for an "Amen" post. But, Amen.

I seek, and have yet to find, a venue where folks regularly embrace commonalities, much less celebrate them, while together seeking solutions to society's ills from politically-competing perspectives.

[liveoneggs]

isn't that supposed to be how church works?