LESSONS IN UNITY, COMPLIMENTS OF THE MILITARY

BY DOMINIC CERTO

There is no question we've become a nation divided in personal ideologies, but these ideologies have taken on a new form of division and hate. Never has the country and its people, so passionately drawn lines to create a clear demonstrative separation in their principles, beliefs, and convictions, except during the civil war.

But it wasn't always like this. My age will give me away as remembering a climate in this country of compromise, debate, and respect for different opinions. In fact, there was a way to see both sides, adjust to compensate for mistakes or differences, and provide a reasonable outcome. There wasn't so much of "my way or the highway," nor was there this obsession to shut out discourse. Somehow, we became a nation of team players. My team must win, no matter what the cost. And if my team is losing, I will double down to the end to fight for their right to win. And fight they do.