Translator: The general would like to know if you will drink a toast with him.
Patton: Thank the general and tell him I have no desire to drink with him or any other Russian son of a bitch.
Translator: [Nervous] I can’t tell him that!
Patton: Tell him, every word.
Translator: [In Russian] He says he will not drink with you or any Russian son of a bitch.
Russian general: [In Russian] Tell him he is a son of a bitch, too. Now!
Translator: [Very nervous] He says he thinks you are a son of a bitch, too.
Patton: [laughing] All right. All right, tell him I’ll drink to that; one son of a bitch to another.

— Patton

There has to be some common ground for all of us.  Hopefully, it’s our core beliefs, values, or just our basic humanity.  No matter what, we have to find it, or we risk dehumanizing our opponents, and that is a very dangerous place to be.  Once we stop recognizing those who oppose us as human, it becomes easier to bring harm to them, and vice versa.  We need outreach to the other side, even while holding fast to our positions.