WHY ARE WE SO AFRAID TO SPEAK OUR MINDS WHEN POLITICS BECOMES THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION? WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW A FRIEND VOTED IN THE LAST ELECTION? IN AMERICA TODAY, THE PREVAILING FEELING IS, "I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY CANDIDATE OR MY POLITICAL PARTY." NOW THAT THE ELECTION CYCLE IS IN FULL SWING, INTRA-PARTY FIGHTING IS PREVALENT WITH THOSE WHO ARE NOT VOTING FOR "MY" CANDIDATE. THIS CAN'T CONTINUE . . . The courageous interviewees in this book relate the negative and sometimes overbearing reactions when they have dared to voice their political opinions....