We sit in a circle and listen to one another's political views, experience, longings. We create and maintain a safe, supportive, relaxed environment for mature discussion on the deeper meaning of politics in our lives. Politics -- local, national, global -- is as much the reason to gather as it is the pretext. One explicit purpose of the meetup group is to grow, as individuals and as a group, in tolerance and compassion, in ability to listen and to express oneself in measured, non-threatening wa …