Key points
Neighborliness could be the antidote for our current divisiveness.
Neighborliness means building rapport and finding shared interests.
Neighbors don't try to change each other's minds, but they do help each other when necessary.
Nearly one-third of Americans think that violence may be the answer to solve our current divisive political quagmire. And almost two-thirds of the country thinks we're headed in the wrong direction.
At least we agree on something, right?
Instead of throwing our hands in the air, giving up, or resorting to violence, is there a peaceful approach that individuals can try to ratchet down the rhetoric and start seeing each other's humanity again?
What's Neighborliness?
I live in a quaint cul-de-sac where kids bike on the road together and neighbors