I think it's telling that in this conversation so far the one thing not mentioned has been the I-word: Ideology. Though there has been a bit of the C-word: Clas

I think it's telling that in this conversation so far the one thing not mentioned has been the I-word: Ideology. Though there has been a bit of the C-word: Class. Talking about what's best for the country is _by_its_very_nature_ s political, whether we choose to acknowledge that or not. "Politics (Greek: Πολιτικά, politiká, 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with the governance of a country, state or area. It involves making decisions that apply to groups of members and achieving and exercising positions of governance—organized control over a human community ... ... In modern nation states, people often form political parties to represent their ideas. Members of a party often agree to take the same position on many issues and agree to support the same changes to law and the same leaders. An election is usually a competition between different parties" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics