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I suspect whatever it is you're putting into "diplomatically" is doing unreasonably heavy lifting there. It should be pretty apparent that the general cultural divide can't be solved with nice words. The fact that there even is a culture war should serve as a very strong indicator of that, and an aspect of that culture war is taking any attempt to extend the olive branch and twist it into the opposite. Remember when Republicans were outraged when Biden criticized die-hard Trump supporters?
I am both a miserable cynic and a wide-eyed optimist.
They're politicians. Theoretically, they are the best people in the country at reaching people. There must be a way.