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My grandfather was a doctor, who served in WWII (France, I think), and too little or no payment to treat the poor. However, he wasn't much of a liberal or democrat, hating all politicians and always voting socialist.
I have a theory that grandpa was a socialist and my family doesn't want to admit it. He did vote for Nixon, which makes no sense and kind of kills my theory. But he had his convictions, putting people's health before his own personal wealth.
My other grandfather was a railroad worker, union man. Served in WWII was a POW in Japan after Corregidor. I don't think anyone wanted to see terrorists brought to justice more than him and he died opposed to both the way we handled Afghanistan and the war in Iraq.
The rest of my family is a mixed bag of conservatives and moderate liberals. My mum and dad and stepfather are all pretty much moderate liberals, but very adamant about core issues such as health care, education, choice, and the economy. My mom has turned out to be quite an environmentalist. She, like her father, distrusts politicians, but she LOATHES Bush in a different way.
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