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What a great article, Wil! I look forward to reading more from you in the future.
My father is a retired United Airlines pilot, who graduated from a Catholic high school in Texas in 1955. He was always fairly conservative and really liked Ronald Reagan- until he saw Reagan do his best to destroy unions. Then, my dad's outlook really changed. Today, he refers to George W. Bush as "the idiot", is emotionally supportive of his gay kids (two out of five!) and their adopted kids, votes Democrat, and doesn't hold back when it comes to voicing his opinions about fairness and inclusion.
I'm so proud of him and the way he's never stopped learning and growing. It also gives me hope that other older folks aren't all becoming more conservative as they get older, some actually become more liberal!
Thanks, Wil!
