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To the editor:

Re: "Compendium” (The Chief, letters, Jan. 10). 

The letter is obviously a response to my own (“Simple Future,” The Chief, Jan. 3). I agree on every point except one: my message.

After the 2016 election some families skipped Thanksgiving get-togethers because of their choice of candidate. My son once screamed at me for not getting angry about Trump. I may have lost a 46-year friendship because of a discussion about Trump. I should also note a Harris/Walz sign was stolen from my friend's front yard; I find that reprehensible. 

One friend had a falling out with her now deceased cousin because of choice of candidate. She regrets not somehow making a better effort to reconcile their differences. The general tone of the letters is you are mentally defective if you do not support Harris or are undecided. Former President Obama went to Pennsylvania and scolded "the brothers" (Obama's words) for not supporting Harris.

Relatives and friends voted for Harris. I don't agree. I respect their decision, we still talk, we still learn and benefit from each other.

Donald Trump will not change. What can change by not browbeating, judging, condemning, criticizing or tearing each other down because of Trump's lack of civility. The counter to this will be there are Trump supporters who do this. So do some Harris supporters. It’s unnecessary for either side to stoop to that level. 

Nat Weiner

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