> The only thing we disagree on is the best route to get there. So we agree on most of everything, except this massive, critical thing? Even aside from that,

> The only thing we disagree on is the best route to get there. So we agree on most of everything, except this massive, critical thing? Even aside from that, your examples of shared values also don't strike me as universally agreeable. I find many of these apparently agreeable things just poorly defined. It's much more obvious why these issues are so divisive when you dig a little deeper. What exactly would getting rid of all crime mean? Because people disagree on what should be considered a crime. Getting rid of poverty? Well, what kind of poverty do you mean? Because poverty in many ways is relative. Getting rid of all poverty implies getting rid of all wealth inequality. Is that really something you believe everyone agrees on? Everyone owning their own land? I'd be surprised if everyone agreed on private land ownership. Everyone has a nice house? What kind of house? I'm not sure everyone wants to live in a suburbia.