Can we all try to be Americans, not Ameri-cant's?

A cartoon circulated across various media platforms that had a message that we hope could jump out of its two-dimensional world and into today’s whacky environment.

It shows a Donald Trump voter and a Hillary Clinton supporter attempting to slide closer and attempt to put their arms around one another.

The message: Let’s begin to be Americans, not Ameri-cant’s.

As we know from the battle that continues, seemingly unabated following the inauguration of now President Trump, this wish is going to be one of this nation’s biggest and daunting challenges.

If we thought the country was divided before the election Nov. 8, just look at things now as tons of folks — primarily women it seems — marched both across the nation and the world. It seems there’s just pure disbelief that a new seemingly “silent majority” delivered a landslide electoral victory to Trump.

Like real bloody battles from the past, there eventually needs to be an effort to end the carnage, try to heal the wounds, fix the damage of the bombed buildings and scorched landscape.

And that begins in a pretty easy way with simple and honest dialogue — no 10s or hundreds of billions of dollars needed.

No question about it, the new president is like the electrified third rail of a New York subway, and for a lot of very good reasons.

His Twitter firestorms seem to generate the most controversy, 140 characters at a time. Which always begs the question: Do we need to take away his Twitter account?

Good luck, but that’s a way in which Trump circumvents a media that has not just taken him to task, but often times has crafted the message with out of context sound bites, video and quotes. And sure, they are adept at catching him when he might not be truthful, or an obfuscator — an unfortunate affliction with many in the political profession.

Seems the old saying, “All’s fair in love and war,” has been hijacked and now should maybe read: “All’s fair in love and media coverage.”

The tweets act like a dog whistle, or blood in the water for sharks in the media who simply go crazy.

Our suggestions:

Let the new president keep the Twitter access, but listen to his handlers and be clever, not vitriolic. Before you say it’s “never gonna’ happen,” think how much of a surprise, shock and awe we awoke to Nov. 9.

To the “if it bleeds it leads” media that loves to run with things at the receipt of a Tweet, take a look in the mirror. Remember your job, maybe even take a peek at the Society of Professional Journalism code of ethics which in brief states: seek the truth and report it; minimize harm; act independently; be accountable and transparent.

But the bottom line is, as the cartoon boldly suggests, we need to try — as difficult as it might be — to close the ideological gap. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, seems to be one voice of reason who is vowing to try to get that done.

Much of the rancor and division in the country harkens back to the Affordable Care Act.

Sure, some of its seeds were once planted by Republicans, but its passage in 2010 was back-doored with congressional hocus pocus, 100-percent along party lines.

The past eight years were known for obstruction, but remember, it cuts both ways.

While Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell infamously crowed — and we are regularly reminded — that his goal was to make Barack Obama a “one-term president,” little is ever heard of the president’s words to former Congressman, Eric Cantor.

“Elections have consequences. I won so we’re going to do it my way,” Obama told Cantor as we’re reminded in a PBS “Frontline” documentary called, “Divided States of America.”

That’s just the top of a dangerous crevasse that is both deep and very wide.

So the question begs to be asked. Can we put away our ideologue glasses for the standard 100 days any new president is given?

Be honest, as much as many would like to have you believe to the contrary, there are plenty of things that remain positive and good about this country. If it needs to be done, we’re the people to do it; if the world needs help they always turn to us.

Considering, among other great tasks that we’ve put men on the moon, it seems like trying to begin the much-needed healing in this country is really quite simple by comparison.

It begins with a handshake and maybe a hug.