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Originally Posted by Kitsune
This, I think, is the most interesting aspect of this whole ordeal. This is not a generational gap -- the split cannot be defined by age!
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No, unlike the Vietnam era; this is not so much a generational conflict. While idealogies were certainly important in the shisms that tranfixed the nation back in the late 60's and early 70's, today I would say that the split is purely along the lines of idealogy and political philosophies. My friend who is 25 years younger and I both worked for the Kerry campaign.
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Originally Posted by Kitsune
For the moment, I'd like to see a true understanding between both sides. A "why did you vote the way you did?" discussion so that we can, at least, figure out why this divide exists, where it comes from, etc. But, sadly, they always break down online to yelling matches. Try it in real life, sometime. If both sides keep their heads, you really do learn an amazing amount about each side and that opinions don't have to be taken in anger.
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I don't know, Kitsune. It seemed to me that we all hashed this one out pretty thoroughly in our pre-election threads. What could anyone say that wouldn't be flogging a dead horse?