re: #55 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

There was a time when we (nearly) all agreed on certain basic facts and realities.

That is no longer the case.

Did we really? Certainly, religious conflicts were based on different realities and perceptions. The issue of slavery which tore our nation apart and is still poisoning it was based on different realities between supporters and opponents of that most vile institution.