20 years after graduating one of my former black students still sends me a fathers day card every year "to my other dad". One of my best friends is a conservative Amish guy .. you don't have be part of any culture or belief or whatever to be friends.

agree to disagree .. that is fine. Lots of conservative republicans don't buy into my somewhat independent way of thinking, nor do my democratic friends and family .. but does it really matter no. People can disagree and that is fine but fighting when it changes nothing is silly. If you were members of the jury yes ... but it is over