![]() ![]() Our relatives on your side fought for the Union in the Civil War. Meanwhile, the U.S., which was built on immigration - grandma being one who fled the ravages of war in Europe for a better life here - is now a bastion of anti-immigrant hysteria. My children - your grandchildren - are deprived of their friends and school. It hasn’t been safe to see you guys or grandma for months, despite being just a plane ride away. The laughingstock of the developed world for our woeful response to a pandemic. So how is it even possible that we’re here? Unable to travel, banned from entry by countless nations. No law can make people virtuous - that obligation rests on every individual. Rights must be protected, privacy respected. Government is best when limited, but it’s nonetheless necessary. Politically, I’m pretty much the same, too. I believe this exceptionalism comes with responsibilities. I believe in a better future and I believe in American exceptionalism, the idea that the system we were given by the Founding Fathers, although imperfect, has been an incredible vehicle for progress, moral improvement, and greatness, unlike any other system of government or country yet conceived. I still believe, deep in my bones, all the fundamental things you not only talked to me about, but showed me when I was little. In fact, that’s sort of the weirdest thing. I’ve tried to read and learn as much as possible, just as you taught me. For the last four years, there has been an elephant in the room - I’d joke and call it an orange elephant, but I’m nervous that might end this earnest conversation before it even begins.Have I changed? I mean, yes, of course I have. No copyright infringement intended Our relationship is strained. Non-profit,educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Fairuse is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. ✔ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use”for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, & research. ![]()
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