I have yet to discover a truly functional, loving American family in all my experience. Many appear that way on the surface, but all that’s needed is a closer look; peel back the layers, and dysfunction will invariably be there. Every family with multiple siblings that I know of features at least one usually frivolous feud that has caused them to be estranged for years or even decades.

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Blood Isn’t Thicker Than Propaganda: America’s Dysfunctional Family Values