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In reply to the discussion: I heard something yesterday that explains everything for me [View all]Bayard
(22,204 posts)Its all they know. I think we need to make sure they are exposed to other ideas, other cultures, learn that acceptance and kindness are good things.
My younger brother, much as I love him (he does have very many redeeming qualities!), is a rethuglican bigot. I have been pleasantly surprised and encouraged that his daughter is a liberal Democrat like her aunt, and she married a like-minded guy. She is now pregnant, and I have every confidence that the kid will be raised right. I believe she learned her independent thinking by going to college (Masters degree in Sociology), and being out in the wide world. My brother never left the area, and his in-laws and people he works with have similar mind-sets. The small town where we grew up was racist and narrow minded to the core. Apparently, that held more sway than our Mom being a life-long Democrat (she loved Hillary Clinton!)