Democrats, for the most part, love their families.
Republicans, for the most part, care about the well-being of their friends and neighbors.
Independents, for the most part, want to see young children succeed in school and in life.
We, as a nation, have just been through another bitter election cycle and it’s important to keep some of these basic facts in our minds.
While Americans, more and more, are forced to look at each other through the polarized lens of political ideology, we need to remember that, first and foremost, we are all Americans. Americans who pretty much want the same things … a decent job … a loving family … good friends … a place to call home. … and a little money set aside for a rainy day.
Demonizing one side or the other accomplishes very little. While political disagreements are sometimes necessary and sometimes even healthy, we need to do our best to be civil toward one another. We need to have faith that the person on the other side of the political fence is, at...
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