槍口外的親情：民主黨母親與川普支持者兒子，一個美國分裂家庭的節日休戰
在政治對立尖銳的美國，科羅拉多州民主黨領袖莫妮卡·杜蘭與支持共和黨的兒子們如何共度佳節？這不僅是家庭故事，更是社會縮影，探討尊重與親情如何跨越黨派分歧。
同桌吃飯，各自投票。當政治分歧深入家庭，節日團聚是短兵相接的戰場，還是尋求和解的契機？根據美國國家公共電台（NPR）報導，在科羅拉多州，一個家庭的故事正是當前美國社會兩極化的生動縮影。母親是民主黨州議會的領袖，兩個兒子卻是堅定的共和黨支持者，他們的故事，為如何在裂痕中維繫親情提供了深刻的啟示。
議會領袖的家庭難題
莫妮卡·杜蘭（Monica Duran）是科羅拉多州眾議院的多數黨領袖，在議會中舉足輕重。然而，在自己的家中，她卻是政治上的「少數派」。她的已故丈夫和兩個兒子都是保守派，並且都曾投票支持川普。杜蘭表示，當討論變得激烈時，她會喊「暫停」，因為他們家的最高原則是：「家庭先於政治。」
求同存異的相處之道
她的大兒子派崔克·埃利斯（Patrick Ellis）坦言，他從未成功改變母親的想法，反之亦然。儘管如此，派崔克不僅尊重母親，更是當年鼓勵她從政的推手。他的策略是「求同存異」，與其聚焦在少數無法達成共識的議題上，不如專注於他們母子都100%支持的領域，例如為受害者、婦女和動物權益所做的工作。因此，派崔克稱他的母親是「自己唯一投過票的民主黨人」。
無法妥協的底線：槍枝管制的代價
然而，尊重並不能弭平所有分歧。杜蘭在州議會大力推動更嚴格的槍枝管制法案，這項政策直接衝擊了她的家庭。她的小兒子大衛·杜蘭（David Duran）因為無法認同科羅拉多州的政策方向，最終選擇舉家搬遷至擁槍權利更受保障的懷俄明州。這個決定凸顯了政治分歧可能帶來的真實且沉重的後果，即使在最親密的家人之間也難以避免。
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