I had several conversation today about the chaotic state of the world. These are people who do not necessarily have common world views with me or the others with whom I spoke. We were all in complete agreement that we loathe the values and methods of the side that we are on–very different sides in some cases, but that none of us are very excited about the people who are supposedly on our side. It was confirming that this dissonance was common to us all, irrespective of our world views. Of course, people like me look at the eschatological significance and how what is happening aligns with Christian morality. I am discomfited. But so are others who do not have my world view. At least we have a common context within which to discuss what is going on that is more closely aligned than I have seen in a long time, at least among the people of good will with whom I like to engage–my friends.