Politically Homeless Regrets Voting For Biden

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Politics these days are 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 8:

Hi Bridget (and Team), 

First off, thank you for your show and all your hard work every week! I first "met" Bridget on Joe Rogan and have been a listener to Walks-Ins Welcome and a subscriber to Dumpster Fire ever since. 

I live in Idaho, a very red state, but the community I'm a part of is becoming more and more liberal every day. Admittedly I was starting to lean more liberal too. I was raised Republican and voted Republican my whole life until 2016, when I voted for Hillary. And then I voted for Biden in 2020, which I deeply regret, and I'll explain why. 

I live in the Teton mountains and have since 2008. It's a beautiful part of the country, right on the Idaho/Wyoming border, with lots of small, idyllic towns, which is why a lot of people have fled their liberal cities to come here. I don't begrudge those people for wanting to leave places that are not providing them with a happy life. I understand it fully. But it saddens me to see the invasion, because it's changing the culture here rapidly. The type of people that are flocking here are entitled, elitist, snobby and pretentious. Oh, and they are all 100% woke liberals. They never miss an opportunity to tell you how much they hate all things racism, white supremacy, Donald Trump, and (as of late) Dave Chapelle and Joe Rogan. This used to be a laid back place to live. People never used to care that much about your personal politics and beliefs, but now it's all anyone wants to talk about. They never miss an opportunity to show off how "educated" they are. And if you don't agree with them, they will call you uneducated, ignorant, racist, etc. A lot of us are fed up and have had enough. They have the right to their beliefs but I have the right to mine, and I find their attitudes and egos insulting and demeaning.

I started to become red-pilled during Covid. I saw the mandates and restrictions and the slow leech of our freedoms, and I started to put two and two together. I don't want to live in a country where I can't decide for myself whether to get a vaccine or not. I don't want to live in a country where  parents cannot make decisions for their own children, like whether to send them to school or not.

My final straw, however, was the Afghanistan withdrawal. Along with many others, Marine Corp Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum was killed at the Kabul airport on August 26, 2021, just weeks before his wife was due to give birth to their first child. Rylee was from the community where I live. And while I did not know him or his family personally, this hit me harder than I can explain. When my mom texted me the article letting me know that Rylee had been killed in the blast, I fell to my knees. My heart ached for Rylee and his family and his wife and his unborn child. My heart ached for all the people who lost their lives that day. 

After that, I was mad. Surely I thought everyone would agree that this was a disaster and that Biden was responsible. Surely I thought people would see he's not doing a great job, but the liberals in my town seemed to dismiss the withdrawal and the deadly explosion in a way that felt heartless and (to use their favorite word) ignorant. I remember people saying things like, "Oh well, at least we got out!" I don't think the family of Rylee McCollum would agree with that. I don't think the families of the other marines who perished would agree with that. There was seemingly zero accountability or remorse for what happened and because of that I am done with Joe Biden and his administration and the woke progressives forever. 

I'm sorry if this was a little long. I just really wanted you to hear a little bit about Rylee's story and remember his sacrifice. As much as I didn't like Trump and his feverish supporters during that era, they wouldn't have treated Rylee and the other marines so dismissively. They would treat them like heroes - the way they should be treated. 

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.

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