Summary

With Donald Trump’s 2024 election win, young Gen Z voters like Kate, Holly, and Rachel are grappling with deepening divides with their Trump-supporting parents.

For many, these conflicts go beyond policy disagreements, touching on core values and morality. Parents once focused on fiscal conservatism have, in some cases, embraced conspiracy theories, creating painful rifts.

Studies suggest political divisions are increasingly seen as moral judgments, fostering a “mega-identity” where political views signify personal decency.

For these young adults, maintaining family connections amidst such ideological fractures has become challenging.

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    10 days ago

    Limit it? they want to try lifting themselves by their own bootstraps they can. Give it to a decent charity or someone more worthy.

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      The idea is to deliberately give them a small amount of money so they won’t dispute the inheritance by saying they were overlooked.

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        Put them in the will as getting nothing, ain’t no “overlooking” problem then. Can talk with lawyers while planning.