\u201cWe\u2019re not voting our way out of this.\u201d This is the mantra of the Dissident Right. And at this point it seems essentially correct. The powers that be can rig the elections and use illegal immigration to create a permanent electoral advantage to frustrate the will of the majority of Americans.
\nWell then, so be it. The real strength of the dissident right isn\u2019t the specifics of the things they believe. It\u2019s their escape from the false hope that somehow, we can wrest control of the government away from the elites. \u201cThe truth shall set you free.\u201d And in this case, that\u2019s exactly right. Being freed from a false hope is extremely valuable. It allows you to redirect your energy toward things that are not only possible but optimal. If you see the world the way it actually is then you can make informed decisions about how to navigate through that world. And that is how an intelligent person should live. And if you are perceptive enough your outcome should exceed that of the other choices available.
\nFor instance, take the case of the conservative idealist. Take a concrete example. Look at that poor wedding baker in Colorado. For the last ten years he has been defending himself against various LGBTQ lunatics who are trying to force him to bake cakes for gay weddings, transgender transitioning parties and every other weirdo occasion that the queer community can think of. And the state of Colorado has prosecuted him to the fullest extent of the law. And even after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor, he\u2019s back in court again.
\nWell, this is not my idea of smart. If his religious convictions forbid him to bake queer cakes then either he should move to a state that agrees with his convictions or he should find a different way to make a living. Living in a lose-lose situation doesn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense.
\nAnd now look at the other side of the coin. How about the woke true believers. They\u2019re currently living the dream. The federal government has their back. They\u2019re getting everything they believe in. In California. they\u2019ve got green energy, child castration and open borders. So, things are great. Except they have to live with green energy, child castration and open borders. And because they\u2019re true believers they are susceptible to accepting permanent energy disruptions, high cost of living, high crime environment and possibly losing their children to suicide and the likelihood of no grandchildren. That\u2019s not exactly a win-win situation either.
\nWe find ourselves living in a funhouse world where the official policies of those in charge are askew with reality. Well, this isn\u2019t the first time in history when that has been the case. Lots of empires end up that way. What seems most important is the ability to translate what is said in bizzarro world into what it means from a practical point of view and figure out the work arounds needed to avoid the pitfalls.
\nNow it may be the case that in the future, Post America will make it impossible for anyone outside the elites to live a happy life. In that case the two choices are leave or fight. Fighting is a big deal. It\u2019s been tried before by a large group of states and it didn\u2019t work. Leaving, of course, isn\u2019t an easy or painless course of action either. From my point of view, we\u2019re not near the point where that is an obviously better choice. So currently we have the red states as better places to look for relief and using your own savvy to avoid the worst of woke pitfalls. One of the ways to avoid the pitfalls is to maintain a personal circle of people who think the way you do and that you can trust. Within such a group you can be yourself and have the freedom needed to enjoy life. Admittedly it\u2019s a sad remnant of the freedoms we formerly enjoyed but that\u2019s where we are and pretending otherwise is leaving yourself open to the worst that the government can inflict on people like us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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