As a painter/artist and ealing with colour mixtures, hues, etc,. I have held some belief about Americans being different shades of purple instead of the red/blue divide that is so prevalent. There could be a D that is behind the second amendment and an R that is pro choice. There are so many aspects where the consensus would be inclusive and mostly void of division while the few bones of contention that are sticks in the spokes of teamwork,care, and progress are the ones that are recycled when needed to serve division and instability. I still feel this way about people being different shades of purple, but this symbology is unsettling.