With political divide at a staggering high, and both sides of the isle claiming to have a strategy to unite the country, it is ever important that we as citizens do what we can at the local level to foster the unity that politicians can’t seem to create. I submit that grill is all we need.

For generations, friends and foes have gathered around the picnic table, setting differences aside, to enjoy food prepared on a Grate of metal over an open flame. Families at odds come together for a burger. Parents and teenagers  take a break from rolling eyes and statements of life experience to sit face to face over a platter of ribs. In times of celebration or mourning, the grill is glue. So what do we do with this not-so-secret information? We rebuild community at the neighborhood level and take our country back from those who speak for us.

Imagine the effects on our country if every-other month for a year, every neighborhood had a cookout. Grills smoking, kids playing, neighbors communicating. Tables with potato salad, baked beans, brownies and the such. People with differing beliefs assisting each other. Real community. Smiles.

We need champions. We need community revolutionaries to pull their grill out and serve up a healthy portion of inclusion. We need mouths full of garlic and pepper crusted ribeye rather than vitriol. We need unity. Grill is all we need.

Please share this with your friends if you want to make America Grate Again!