Shunning Friends And Family For Their Political Beliefs Is An Affront To The Spirit Of Christmas

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Posted on 12/24/2024 12:08:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Every year, various movie versions of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol air on our televisions, reminding us of the importance of putting others first and how Christmas is a time of reconciliation instead of division. 

Unfortunately, in modern-day America, we have forgotten that message. 

After Donald Trump’s recent election victory, leftist Yale fellow Amanda Calhoun commented on why family members who voted for Kamala Harris should refuse to celebrate the holidays with their friends and family members: “So, if you are going into a situation where you have family members, where you have close friends who you know have voted in ways that are against you … it’s completely fine to not be around those people and to tell them why.” 

As I write in my recent book, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream: “This is not new. In the last few political cycles, commentators on the Left openly called for children to confront, vilify, and humiliate any relatives, including parents, who may have voted for conservatives, at family get-togethers such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.” 

Thus, these holidays, when Americans normally put their differences aside to appreciate each other, have turned into a battle royale of angry partisan warfare. 

I have a dear friend who has had a wonderful relationship with his older brother for over 60 years despite their political differences. My friend is a conservative Republican, and his brother is a far-left Democrat. On the day after the election, his brother posted that he will no longer talk to nor associate with friends and family — including his brother — if they voted for Trump or any other Republican...

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2 posted on 12/24/2024 12:11:25 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)

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