Has unity become a foul word?

@Soossie's post got me to thinking about our country and wondering if, at this juncture, we the people could find the pathway to a unified country.

Granted, we’ve never, except for rare moments, truly been unified, or even a gracious (to one another) nation; but is it impossible for the majority of us to sit and “break bread” and become unified in a way forward?

What are your thoughts both for and against the idea?

I'm open to thoughts and ideas from others than those who live in the U.S.

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SomeMichGuy · M

We can't have ANY discourse if one side rejects any provable fact and any education, background, training, experience, expertise, thinking, intelligence.

If we can't agree on this:

You are welcome to your views, but NOT your own facts.

then there is nothing to be done.

Ontheroad · M

@SomeMichGuy Fair enough... this is for sure one of the core issues.

ffony · M

@SomeMichGuy

We can't have ANY discourse if one side ....

Can't have meaningful discourse between people who think in terms of 'sides.'

SomeMichGuy · M

@ffony Sorry, this issue has an extremely high correlation with political identification, and that's the primary basis for the question of unity.

ffony · M

@SomeMichGuy "Sorry" back at you; my thoughts about unity are a bit more thoughtful than discussions about 'political identification' - whatever that is.

The exclusive correlation you hold in your mind is an abstract concept; strictly a function of that mind. It has no existence in reality and all other minds are free to ignore it.

SomeMichGuy · M

@ffony You give any of the dimensions of the unity which we are woefully lacking, and nearly all correlate to positions taken up by the current self-identifying Republicans, v. "Liberal" groups.

ffony · M

@SomeMichGuy You apparently are unable to have thoughts outside of the US partisan politics with which you are obsessed. Too bad; I'm sorry.

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