I don't remember the Buddha being big on conversation. In fact he ran away from home to avoid it. Think about that.<p>The answers to reducing the isolationist, us Vs them mentality we see around us, don't lie in being a good conversationalist. All you have to do is find a good conversationalist and see what impact he or she is having on the people around them today. The world has changed. New answers need to be found.