A wonder, isn't it?

Of course, I know there's disagreement over what constitutes the common good. Liberals like me and ultra conservatives don't think the same way about it. We differ. Immensely, it seems. And so we hold fast to our positions. Don't compromise. Don't reach accord. We try to stymie each other. And become nasty about it. We even lie to each other. That's the situation we are in. Today. In America. Used to be that Democrats and Republicans worked with each other. Across the aisle. But now it's more like a continuation of the civil war. Red states. Blue states. The Union. The Confederacy. The rich versus the poor. Blacks versus whites. That's the nature of modern day politics. A Great Divide. We have entrenched opinions. No or little movement at solving problems. We want each other to fail. Rather than succeed. It's a sad state of affairs. Hate and hostility prevails. At almost all levels of government. And in the media, too. We can find slanted and biased presentations. That support our own positions. Rather than fair and objective reporting. Maybe as a liberal I've become just as biased as an ultra conservative. I'm as far on the left as he's on the right. We have no respect for each other. Yes, it's a bad situation. Makes me wonder if America and the world will ever get fixed. But still, I'm in love. With life. A wonder, isn't it? --Jim Broede