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Political division

Imagine you and your best friend have a big disagreement about what game to play. You both think that your game is better and you don't want to compromise and play a game that you don't like. This is how political division works but with adults and ideas about how to run a country.

In a country, there are different groups of people, each with their own ideas about how things should be done. These groups are called political parties. One party might think that the government should spend lots of money to help people and create jobs, while another party might think that people should be responsible for taking care of themselves and that the government should only do things like keep the country safe and make sure there are fair rules for everyone.

The problem is that these parties don't always agree on what's best and they don't always want to work together. It's like your friend who won't play a game they don't like, they don't want to compromise and work with the other party on something that doesn't fit their own agenda. This creates division in the country, where people are split into different groups and have trouble working together to come up with solutions that everyone can agree on.

Sometimes, political division can get really bad and people start to argue and fight instead of working together for the good of the country. It's important for people to remember that they can have different ideas and still work together to make things better for everyone.
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