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When family members can't discuss their different political beliefs

Our family dinners have become minefields because my brother and I are on opposite sides of everything politically, and our parents keep trying to keep the peace by changing the subject. We all love each other but we can't figure out how to disagree without it feeling like an attack on who we are as people.

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People who share deep bonds are discovering that their fundamental worldviews have diverged in ways that feel existentially threatening to their connection.

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