In the spirit of trying to find common ground between The RedPill and The BluePill, I submit these observations:

  1. Both sides don't like victim-shaming. For BP, victims are often females, but victims can also be males. Many RP males have endured a lot of isolation, criticism, and shaming. When a woman declares that she is going through a sexual 'dry spell' - that usually means anywhere from a few months to a year (in extreme cases)...but that is a short interval. Classically 'undesirable' men can go without physical/intimate contact for decades. Think about that, needing to be shown kindness and acceptance from the opposite sex and being consistently denied that. Men and women can both be victims, in different ways sometimes, yes.

  2. BP advocates equality, for the sake of harmony and making a fair, stable system that operates effectively. RP believes that although men and women are fundamentally different, accepting and embracing those differences helps create a harmonious, efficient, and fair system that operates effectively.

  3. BP strives to empower women, as does RP. How? RP (particularly RPW) encourages women to improve themselves. That means bettering your appearance, caring for your SO, and staying healthy. BP strives for healthy relationships, and part of that means caring for your SO. RP men, when they develop relationships, are reliable and stable partners. Yes, the dynamics of the relationship may be different (women generally defer to the man they trust/love, whereas BP women have an equal say on decisions). RP women don't stay with bad leaders (poor partners). They find a man they are comfortable with, and trust, and that is why deferring to their SO is not a loss of power.

  4. BOTH sides have extremes that can be off-putting to the general middle, and there are a wide range of definitions of what it means to be BluePill and RedPill.

  5. BP and RP subscribers alike have most likely felt misunderstood and attacked by the other side at some point. We have (probably) all felt like what we are trying to say at one point or another was somehow twisted, ignored, or even ridiculed. Regardless of the side you are on, I'm sure we are all (reasonably) decent people in real life.

The holiday season is under way, and I think it would be a positive exercise to put our differences aside (for however briefly) and look for the commonalities we share. So for a few minutes, let's try to set aside our differences and look for some positive attributes the other side posseses. We are, after all, all human.

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TL;DR : Can you name some similarities between TBP and TRP? What is your favorite part about the side you don't normally subscribe to?