I once told a guy from Wisconsin that his team's colors were the ugliest in football right to his face. He turned purple, started breathing all funny, was clenching his fists and I could tell it was a struggle for him to decide whether to strangle me or leave the room and explode - he left. One of my fondest memories of college...
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill