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Andrea Dustin's avatar

I live in California where it is very clear that voice is no longer an option in the political sphere which is why so many choose to exit.

The Democratic Party is especially good at demonizing people who exit and effectively uses voice to normalize the far-left to prevent exit. AB5 is a law in California which sets limits on independent contracting. When it was about to be passed, Uber and Lyft knew the law would decimate their operations. I was riding in an Uber when all of this was happening and asked the driver if she was worried about her job. She acknowledged the law could make her unemployed but said, “I know those politicians have good intentions, Uber will fix it.”

When Jimmy Carter passed the 1977 Farm Bill that made farming operations unprofitable for thousands of farmers including my husband’s grandpa Al, Al didn’t ascribe Carter’s actions to good intentions. Al vehemently detested Carter for the rest of his life. That Uber driver is probably still voting Democrat.

Just as a side note- Rob’s podcast about the Barbie movie was spot on and fun to listen to so go listen if you haven’t already.

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Brandy's avatar

I romanticized England, Scotland, and Ireland for a very long time. My family from all sides talked about our relatives that came from those places, they passed down all of these neat things (songs, food, tradition) that were brought with them from "across the pond." When things started getting crazy in the USA, around 2008 and 2021, I thought about going back to a place in my head. Then, I thought to myself, "No. Those people who came here hundreds of years ago wanted this, they fought for this, they helped build this life I have. I will not leave. This is my home." And, so I've lived through my traveling son to see what I've been missing. He wraps up his Master's in August. He can't wait to come home. God Bless America. Voice it is.

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