[mattrp]

Thanks for that clarity on the rules. I’m neither upvoting or downvoting... I think the first half of the comment is very well written and something I would have liked to have written myself. The second half, the idea that we must all sit down together and have lunch, I struggle to accept. In my opinion, regardless of part of the political spectrum you are, i don’t think you should have to shed your guiding principles. However, that said, I don’t think your organizing principle should be to get everyone to agree with you or to implement your system as the only system. Just as there are thousands and thousands of plant species and what? Millions of insect species, I think it’s important to reflect on the fact that our individual minds in a way make each of us an individual species. While we may from time to time see beauty in collective acts, humans are not meant to be starlings flying in a well orchestrated flock. I cannot begin to suggest I understand depression but I can say that I resist psycho-labeling what goes on in my mind or in yours. Every thought is a gift.