Differing With Your Family On Politics

Dennis Prager said on his radio show April 18, 2013: “Both of my boys are conservative but my extended family is overwhelmingly liberal. I have to tell you. I was back in New Jersey. I love my family. That’s my example of our need to understand there are good people on both sides. I just have to think of my extended family. My niece’s son is 11. He’s one of these kids who thinks a lot. He’s also guileless. He’s completely non-jaded and completely open with what he’s feeling. He walks over to me, ‘Uncle Dennis, did you vote for Mitt Romney?’ I said yes. ‘Are you an extreme Republican?’ I said, ‘Well, maybe so. I am Republican and extremely committed to being Republican.’ And then he says in front of his poor dad who I adore, ‘My dad said that Romney would ruin the country.’
“So you can see the poor kid’s wheels turning. He loves Uncle Dennis. He obviously loves his dad. It was a terrific lesson for him. His parents were completely supportive as I was that his parents and Uncle Dennis differ on politics but we’re all good people. I believe this means he will end up conservative. If, from an early age, you believe that Republicans can be nice people, half the reason for being a Democrat is removed. Oh, you can be nice and a Republican? That means I’ll listen to arguments and not just dismiss Republicans as bad. You’ve got to get your nieces and nephews to believe you’re a nice person and half the battle is won.”