This will probably sound like a crazy idea, considering, but couldn't we resolve a lot of our issues simply by being well-mannered?  You know, yes, sir, no, ma'am, thank you, please?  No name calling?  And while we're at it, how about bringing back the three taboos drilled into me by my southern grandmother:  One does not discuss politics, religion or money.

Imagine the improvement in our discourse!  I've always felt that good manners are the lubricant, if you will, of a civilized society.  We're all here together, and we're meant to rub along together more or less amicably,. thus ensuring the continuation of the species. 

It seems to me that life would be far more pleasant for all of us if we stopped making every hill the one we're willing to die on.  Something to ponder.