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The Lesson My Conservative Grandparents Taught Me About Democracy

Nov 20, 2025
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It’s still quite shocking to me how divided our country is right now and how it feels like there is no gray area anymore.

My grandparents on my dad’s side have leaned Republican for at least as long as I have known them (I am now 36), but my parents are as liberal as they come. As I got older I was always fascinated about how this could happen, since it …

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