Democrats platform: Family. Military families, equality for women, equality for all people of color, brown and black alike. Unity. Compassion. Healthcare. Climate change. Love. Hope.
Republicans: Walls. Guns. Racism.
The real destroyer of our peace of mind isn’t an external weapon or enemy, but our own destructive emotions. Neither our friends nor even the Buddha provide an opportunity to practice patience in the way that a hostile person does. And in so doing, an enemy can become our teacher