I'm not sure when or where came the spawning of the concept that you have to agree with and like everyone else in order to get anything done.
As a matter of fact, if you think about it, there are plenty of times and places that a great deal got accomplished by folks who honestly flat out could not stand each other as individuals.
If you think for one minute that the colonists of what would become the United States of America all got along like bosom buddies, you'd best go back and take another look at the whole thing. Because that was NOT the reality.
Even so, a powerful nation was forged, a brand spankin' new form of government introduced to the world, and a new path was set.
By a bunch of people who didn't see eye to eye on exactly how to accomplish what they set out to do.
Point is - they did it.
They sat down and hammered out what needed hammering out, and I have NO doubt that there was a lot of shouting and name-calling (likely an understatement) in the process.
People who didn't like each other, didn't agree with each other, nevertheless worked together to get done what needed to get done.
If they could do it, so can we.
We the People of the United States of America have what it takes to stay on that path, to protect and preserve the nation forged in brutal times, and to accomplish what we set out to do.
We the People of the World, likewise.
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