General Discussion

Actual one on one exposure to 'the other' along with seeing first hand the challenges and blessings each group lives with might help heal some of our nation's ills.

When I lived in that very remote rural county, people didn't know what to make of me. Some were afraid. Some could barely walk upright owing to the monstrously big chips they carried on their shoulders. Some were curious and some of those gave me half a chance to prove my humanity and kind nature.

But I learned a lot in over a dozen years, and more than a few learned a lot about 'city people' from dealing with me.

An exchange program would help build understanding and bridges. That would take a LOT of power from the political factions that rely on propaganda to keep the nation fighting its self instead of taking on the real authors of most of our misery.