[alexander_busek]

"[...] you’d sit next to someone who's a Republican, someone who's Democrat, and you'd get a little bit of cross-cutting discussion going," he said.

Yeah, but that "banter" most likely consisted of, "So, you goin' fishin' this weekend?" or "Saw your son at last Saturday's football game. Did real good!"

Or, if it got real political, "So, you votin' for Jones (D), who supports building a second firehouse, or for Smith (R), who thinks we ought instead to expand the existing firehouse?"

Nowadays, the first words out of your pew neighbor are likely to be, "We're having a 'Re-assignment Party' for our 13-year-old, Chad - er, I mean: Cheryl - next Saturday. Care to come? Oh, and of course: Bring your Significant Other, too!"

Regards,

[jy8z]

most likely consisted of

Or, if it got real political

are likely to be

That's a lot of supposition on your part. Not a typical busek response.