Yes!

i think one of their biggest victories (and by "they", I mean, of course, the group of serpents trying to steer us) is convincing us of this us vs. them bs. Hate of the outgroup, rather than love of the in-group, again, is sadly what drives so much of the world today.

It's heartening to see there are still people out there who can get together in spite of not sharing absolutely every political opinion (and not only).

In 2021, I started studying Russian and met this woman, about 10 years older than me, who insisted on disinfecting herself every 20 mins and wearing a mask always. Quickly wrote her off as brainwashed sheep, and let the scorning begin. Yet circumstance dictated that we developed a friendship of sorts, and today, I think she's one of the kindest, most luminous people I know. I get why she did those things now, and what I particularly appreciated was that albeit being triple jabbed, she stuck by me when restrictions were at their hardest. We wanted to get together, couldn't go get coffee or whatever, unless you'd...you know. She didn't care it was the middle of winter, she was like it's alright we go for a walk then. We must've taken more walks over the past winter than I've done with others in years. And that meant something.

I'm glad you have these people. Especially since you've all got pretty awesome taste in music :D
Speaking of music, I try to keep these Pink Floyd lyrics close to heart, always:

Strangers passing in the street
By chance two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me