why is family politics bad in elections?
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Believe it or not, the world doesn’t revolve around President Trump. Or Hillary Clinton. Or any other politician and pundit, for that matter. Unless, of course, you allow it to.
Every so often, a viral story will emerge in which a disgruntled friend or family member publicly disowns his loved ones over politics. Just the other day, Josh Raby, a Nashville-based writer and director, announced on Twitter that he had ended his relationship with his father over a conservative satirical website, the Babylon Bee.
Raby said he normally ignores political posts from his family, but 13 months ago, one Facebook post in particular caught his eye. It was a Babylon Bee article that shared some ironic, made-up quotes. His dad knew it was a “gag,” but his dad’s friends didn’t.
“Dozens of replies. All older, rural, low-income white folks like him. Just uniformly horrified. Every single one totally believed these quotes were real. Some were even typing prayers for our country,” Raby wrote.