My husband is an identical twin. He and his brother are very close emotionally and live just 19 miles apart. They grew up close and stayed close and are closer than ever now that they are in their sixties. But one of them votes Republican and the other Democrat. Still, they remain devoted to one another.
Recently a first cousin of theirs came to town. Their fathers were brothers. When they were kids, all of them played nice and were good friends. Now all grown up, the visiting cousin is a rabid lefty, almost pathologically so. She made a point of visiting the Democrat twin but flat-out ignored the Republican, although she did include his Democrat son. Afterward she was all smiles on Facebook about reuniting with her wonderful cousins, omitting the fact that it was only the ones who vote like she does.
All this "family is great stuff" is such BS. Some family members are indeed devoted to one another, but it's not the shared blood that does it, it's the kindred spirits. News Flash for cousin Nan: Believe it or not, many Republicans are people worth knowing.
I am one who is involved in such silly schenanigans. Many families in one way or another have raised their ideology to a level that supercides the fact that blood is thicker than water. A little tussle reminds me of this. It was called The Civil War.
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