The Two Sides Of The American Civil War

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Today I’m going to talk about the American Civil War. The two sides of America have always had disagreements but it wasn’t until an election when the differences caused a monumental gap to divide America into two extremely hostile sides.

Sorry, did I say the Civil War? I meant politics today.

Now I know most people avoid talking about politics in public since you’re almost guaranteed to start arguments and damage relationships. According to the Pew Research Center, 43% of Republicans and 38% of Democrats, well over a third for both, see the opposing party in “strongly negative terms.” But how exactly is staying silent in a bubble going to solve this mutual hatred? When there are polarizing differences in politics like there are today, we

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