It is a mistake to divide ourselves by our political opinions or anything else. We have to work through our differences, not polarize and demonize others.
All of this is a childish reaction to reality. Yes, our reality is not what we want, but we can find a way to make everyone have the reality that they want. If this means that liberals and conservatives want to self-select and live in certain places, well that has already largely happened hasn’t it?
It is clear that the more we try to fight reality the worse off we are. What are we doing to ourselves now? We are hating each other, and it doesn’t help us or anyone else. Instead of finding ways to win/win we believe in lose/lose.
People obsessed with winning, are always losing. They lose because often the greatest things in life are a loss, not a win.
No I am not double talking here I am trying to help people see reality. Lets give an example. One of the most stressful situations is the loss of a home, spouse or job. Yet many people have said that after losing those things they loved, even though it was painful, their life became better and/or different in a way that they didn’t expect. We don’t celebrate loss, but there is always a silver lining. Almost everything in life is not just black/white. Even loss that rocks you to your core, can be helpful.
An example. I was adopted and had the loss of my mother and birth family. That affected me, but it also gave me a sensitivity to others loss that has helped me all of my life. I have easily been able to make friends and connect with people, because I understand what loss means and I can easily sympathize with others. I would have chosen not to experience this but since it did, I can only deal with reality.
This is not to feel sorry for me, but just to say that life has a way of working out and we all need patience and hope and love towards each other, not anger.