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"Yeah," my attorney said, cracking open another beer. "Also, I think the bus is on fire."
And it was. But that’s another story.

It was broken because we forgot how to disagree without hating each other.

"Maybe we’re not all the same," I said, watching the horizon blur into darkness. "But that’s what makes it beautiful."

We hit the road again, feeling like we’d saved the world, or at least a small greasy spoon in the middle of it. As the sun set, painting the sky in a kaleidoscope of colors, I realized my attorney was right: America wasn’t broken because we disagreed.

The man in the MAGA hat and the Bernie bro even shook hands, though it was clear neither trusted the other entirely. Progress, I thought. Messy, ridiculous progress.

We need each other, you lunatics!"

For some reason—maybe the booze, maybe the absurdity—this actually worked. Someone started clapping, and soon the whole diner was roaring with laughter and applause.

Silence fell again. He held up a bottle of hot sauce like it was the Holy Grail. "This," he said, "is what America is: a glorious, messy mix of flavors. Spicy, sweet, sometimes downright bitter. But if you try to separate the ingredients, it all falls apart.