A Politically Homeless Awakening of Sorts
Real people, real letters, real problems, no solutions.
Politics these days have become so divided and divisive that it’s become the norm to view the other side of the aisle as “the enemy”. People are being told to “pick a side” and that there’s no room for middle ground. We here at Phetasy believe that there are a lot more people in the middle than politicians and the media would have us believe.
We’re collecting stories from the ever growing number of people who are finding themselves Politically Homeless and posting them here on Substack. If you have moved from conservative to liberal, or liberal to conservative, if you feel you’ve stayed in the same place and your party has swerved drastically away from you, if you had a moment that awakened you to the insanity and hypocrisy on both sides, if you keep your mouth shut anytime a political topic comes up because you’re afraid your opinion will cause you to lose friends or your job, you’re not as alone as you might think.
Our goal is to shine a light on people’s earnest, individual experiences and show them they’re not alone.
Some letters have been edited for clarity and brevity. If you’re politically homeless and would like to share your story, please email us at iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com. All submissions will remain anonymous.
Letter 29:
12/28/22
Hi Bridget,
Huge fan of your work. I grew up a typical Northeast Liberal. Pro-choice, anti-war, anti-Big Pharma, pro-free speech, etc.
COVID-19, and more specifically, the lockdowns & mandates that followed, changed my political views significantly. The Left, who I always associated as the party of the people, teamed up with Big Pharma to control the masses and enrich themselves.
It was an awakening of sorts...an unveiling. I realized all of the 'help the people' philanthropic-esque narrative that the Left promotes had nothing to do with empathy and everything to do with control.
That, coupled with the Left's radical shift to supporting the mutilation of minors, censoring free speech and supporting yet another war in Ukraine, and I am now politically homeless. I am reticent to call myself a Conservative because I am pro-choice, believe homosexuals absolutely have the right to marry and am not religious. So like many Americans, I am now sans political party.
Sincerely,
Politically Homeless
Some letters have been edited for clarity and brevity. If you'd like to share your story, email us at iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com. All submissions will remain anonymous.
Similar journey for me, too. I feel the left has moved so far from its source and original values, that it doesn't seem to represent anything, apart from identity politics, which just seem to be dividing, rather than uniting people. All the things that I, and others, considered left/liberal would now be considered conservative/alt-right in this new messed-up normal.
I relate to this so much, the words and the sentiments I feel in who wrote it. I’m
So glad you are sharing these Bridget, it does even in a cyber sense way, make me feel more understood and less alone! thank you!