General Discussion

Some were killed fighting for the Confederacy; one of the widows of a Confederate general killed in the war, Mary Lincoln's sister, came to stay in the White House, creating something of a scandal for the Lincolns.

Personally, I have a brother I've disowned, not for politics but for other things. He may or may not be dead; I wouldn't know. I would expect he'd be a Magat, but again, I wouldn't know.

My father by contrast never disowned me for my politics. I miss fighting with him though; he's been gone now 33 years. He was right wing. We fought fairly bitterly over Nixon, but I never stopped loving him.

It's tough. Maybe your family will heal. This is definitely the most divisive time since the Civil War.

Condolences are in order. I feel for you.