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A Country Divided And Families Divided

Don't let this election build a wall between loved ones. Leave that to Trump.

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A Country Divided And Families Divided
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Throughout the campaigns for this year's presidential election, we have slowly seen our country begin to divide more than it has in decades. Between republicans and democrats, lower class and upper class, different races. Now that the campaigning is over and Donald J. Trump is our new president-elect, that divide has been seemingly set in stone. But it doesn't stop on a national level. Instead, it goes deeper into the divide of families, relationships, and friendships. Should we, as humans, let our political beliefs tear us away from the ones we love? Most definitely not, but this is a two-way street. We also shouldn't let the ones we love belittle us for our beliefs. It sounds like common sense but when you're defending your beliefs, sometimes things can get nasty. If you know that this will happen, then avoid talking politics at all. If you know that it will break up you and your significant other, as I have seen it done before, then leave it alone. If someone in your family tells you that they voted for Clinton because she was the lesser of the two evils in their eyes, politely acknowledge their beliefs and agree to disagree. Don't tell them they're stupid or a baby-killer or and idiot. The same goes with Clinton supporters. If someone tells you that they voted for Trump, don't jump down their throats and call them racist or misogynistic or bigoted. We're all entitled to our own beliefs and we are all expected to respect other's beliefs. Don't let this election build a wall between loved ones. Leave that one to Trump.

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