[Ibby]

again: clearly flint and i disagree almost diametrically on what the problems are
because i would absolutely argue that a religious or pseudo-religious-spiritual answer to our worldly issues, a "higher purpose", is absolutely part of the problem, not the solution
that "higher answers" is hurtful to the intrinsic worth of human life
that "intrinsic" valuations are a problem on a societal scale
etc
and yet, two people such opposed can agree that the problem is totally that our society IS sick to its core, IS dying, that our humanity IS on the ropes

that implies to me that there has to be at least common-enough ground for legislative-cultural activism to have a broad appeal, or at least a compromise legislative-political-cultural path exists.

we CAN fix this bipartisanly, or at least through a broad political compromise. or, at least, potentially fix.