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have two people in my life that I have made them cynical, angry at times. Not at me…but at life. 
At the government. Both of these people could have cared less about politics 4 years ago. Both did not pay that much attention to the news. One of which had not voted for years if at all. Both of them voted last year. They voted on both sides. Meaning one went for McCain and the other went for Obama. The one who voted for McCain was almost disowned by the family. They came to visit saw the sign in the yard for McCain, and turn around and left without going to the door/Cis, From A Simple Mind. More here.
Question: Has your politics ever driven a wedge between yourself and a family member?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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Cindy H on November 20 at 5:44 p.m.
That is one of the saddest things I've ever read.
Life is so short. Politics are temporal. Families are forever. Or should be.
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nic on November 20 at 6:13 p.m.
When it comes to religion my dad and I almost always agree (with a few exceptions). But in politics we're vastly different. Yet we probably talk about politics more than anything. I challenge him, and he helps me process my thoughts. We've argued about many many things, but politics is not one of those things. My dad respects my political opinions - mostly because their formed in reason and not “ooh shiny” fascination or rebellion.
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Bigguy on November 20 at 8:48 p.m.
Yes. I think my mother voted for me but I know my father did not.
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Cindy H on November 20 at 9:05 p.m.
@Bigguy: Ouch.
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LarrySpencer on November 20 at 9:57 p.m.
nic, from what I remember of your dad and what I know about you, I am reminded of the old saying “If you are a conservative when you are young you might not have much of a heart, and if you are a liberal when you grow up, you don't have much of a brain.”
;-)
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MamaJD on November 20 at 10:47 p.m.
Because of politics and a family member, I discovered I could “see less of this person” on Facebook by changing a setting. I felt guilty about it at the time but his liberal status rants were creating that deep rift that could have led to total alienation. Now I wish we had the Facebook setting for real life too. During the holidays, should he rant his rant, I will be thinking about how I would like to change the setting and see less of him.
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Zelda Krup on November 20 at 11:04 p.m.
Politics, no. Religion, yes — big time.
More satisfying than changing a setting on Facebook would be to have a gizmo with a real-life MUTE button.
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Phaedrus on November 21 at 9:00 a.m.
LarrySpencer doesn't it also sat that if you have no heart and no brain you are a Rally Right member?
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nic on November 21 at 5:47 p.m.
Spencer… I'd be curious to know what you know about my dad - and how you know it.
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