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Module 12: Convsersations

 For this module we are to summarize the conversations that are revolving around the American political system in the fallout or aftermath of the 2020 election. Given that I have a wide range of friends and family, the bits of pieces of conversations form a sort of highlight tape   or best of   "political conversations and meltdowns of 2020." Conversation 1 "My Israeli Friend" for an international perspective This section written with the understanding is that the "reader" (Hi Professor Andrews) understands the Israeli-Palestine/ Arab conflict (as much as anyone can understand something so complex and nuanced.) While conversing for the first time in years with a dear friend who lives in the Middle Eastern nation of Israel, I mentioned that I myself was part of a winning local election . My friends demeanor and tone quickly changed, and responded with " Oh so you like Biden?."  I explained that while yes I personally did support the Biden ticket ...