I agree with you 100%. But, I do also think we are more in tune with our intellect--this is a nice way of saying smarter ))...I too want anyone to live anyway they want. But, their resentment ins a real sentiment. We can deny it exists and keep going down this path to civil war; or, we can accept it and de-emphasize identity and push a "we are all Americans" approach--and challenge them on those grounds. I am just trying to come up answers rather than citing the obvious. Some commenters often write: Okay, agreed. Now what?