It's sad that people seem so reluctant to explore what they have in common.

A friend of ours from years back was sort of diplomat/activist and he was always trying to bring feuding parties together over what they had in common. Back in the heat of conflict, I remember him talking about arranging a friendly soccer match between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, back in the early 1990s... and watching these "opposing" dads talk about teaching their kids the game, favorite teams and much more... their intense differences almost completely forgotten because they came together over an activity they mutually enjoyed...

We need more of that...