An Email Players subscriber trapped inside the Socialist Republic of Illinois asked:
Hey Ben,
I know you’re from Illinois. So am I. Still live here, just more in the country of La Salle County.
And I know you moved to Oregon, but deal with psychotic socialists there, too.
For years, I’ve looked at places to move to. Missouri is at the top of the list.
But because my family and my wife’s family all live here, we can’t seem to flee from the free childcare from people we know and trust (plus the happy memories our kids and their grandparents are making), among other reasons, despite the evil leftist policies ruining our home.
What is your philosophy or advice for thriving as an outsider in a place you call home that’s run amok with government policies and leftist cultures you despise?
In my case it was easy:
I found a corner of the state where I’m more likely to see a Bigfoot than a drag queen.
Still, I don’t think there is any true “escape” from what’s happening to the US. I don’t care if you’re in a blue, purple, red, or fudge ripple state, either.
But, I do think one can try to stay out of the way.
The farther you can be from the consequences of leftist voting patterns, the better.
But really, even the so-called “pro freedom” guys are useless.
For instance, there’s a so-called “tax strike” in my own state this month.
And one of the people putting it together tweeted:
“Some candidates will not be attending due to leftist intimidation tactics. They were warned they would be doxxed, and because their campaigns and families matter, they made the decision to step back. That choice is respected.”
Ffs.
If they’re truly “pro-freedom” then running for public office is this day & age and ain’t being harassed, doxxed, smeared, slandered, your every word twisted & distorted, or threatened by rubbery and cowardly masked Antifa youths out past their bedtimes they ain’t doing their job.
These guys are timid little rabbits, when they should be more like porcupines.
i.e., guy coming at their families shouldn’t be cowered to, they should be target practice.
This war and they should embrace the conflict, not avoid it.
Doing so can be worth potentially millions in free media handed to them.
It can also make for meme-able content and something to rail against, etc.
Not to mention these “intimidating” leftists are daily excuses to talk to the would-be voters about the very problems these conservative politicians in my state always worried about making sure they are “above” toxic rhetoric (we could use MORE toxicity from the pro freedom guys, not less…) are supposedly out there trying to fix, even as they hide behind their families.
“Conservatives.”
In my state they couldn’t even “conserve” the ladies restroom or the ballot box from mail-in voting.
Such is how it goes in my state, and why I live on the last stop of the supply chain.
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