Finding common ground

I agree with Rob Cunningham, who writes,

The old adage that it’s impolite to discuss religion or politics in public is a damnable lie. Our nation’s very future depends on our civic outreach and our ability to talk, engage and educate those with whom history and truth are absent. We are all teachers now. Conservatives should purposefully initiate political conversations by courageously engaging with those whom we disagree. The purpose of these conversations shouldn’t be to win an argument, but to find honest, common ground. For us to be effective, we must speak without malice or sarcasm, no matter how difficult it might be to bite our tongues. Being argumentative or disrespectful is totally counter-productive.

Cunningham lists five discussion points that have arisen with the failures of the Obama presidency: Associations, Priorities, Trust, Competence, and Impeachment. After fully examining each of those five discussion points, he concludes,

Today, without any further delay, conservatives must renew our mutual pledge to one another, to include our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. We must leave our personal comfort zones, engage with our political opposites and get belly to belly, nose to eye, neighbor to neighbor. Let’s lose our egos and leave our echo chambers. We have a country to save.