Letters from the Politically Homeless

The Reasons Trump Was Re-Elected

Letter 114: November 16th 2024 OK so a lot of you are asking why did an asshole like Trump get re-elected? Well I'm here to answer. I believe there is a lot of frustration with the left, and the turn they have more recently taken. For example, you are not allowed to fire bad employees in the government. You are not allowed to deport criminal illegal aliens. You are not allowed to remove squatters from your home. You are not allowed to fire bad teachers. You were not allowed to prosecute thieves stealing less than $950 from your store. In fact, a lot of small shops went out of business because of that, and everything worth more than a couple dollars is now behind plexiglass. In fact, the cops won't even come out when you call them, and criminals are emboldened by it. In addition, people felt like those who cut in line got benefits while hardworking people did not. People are happy to pay for those who cannot work or need help, but the left kept incentivizing getting benefits over working (food credit cards for illegals, one and half years of unemployment benefits, student loan forgiveness, enormous child tax credits, free sex change operations for inmates). Also, enormous amounts of fentanyl were coming across the border, although I do think the government sort of tackled that. In addition, there is still a lot of anger and distrust about Covid lockdowns, mandatory vaccines, and censorship. Lastly, I think people by and large were not on board with the woke stuff: sex change operations for kids, critical race theory in schools, having to apologize for using the wrong pronouns, admissions based on quotas rather than merit, and trans women using women's bathrooms or competing in women's sports. I think it goes back to a sense of fairness; people had a feeling things were no longer fair. Although I am a Never Trumper, I am a big fan of Elon Musk and love that he was brought in to cut down government wasteful spending. I personally know people working in government who work the equivalent of one day out of five, something that would never happen in a private company, because businesses are forced to prioritize efficiency and reduce wasteful spending or they will go under. The government, on the other hand, has no such pressures because people are forced to pay taxes. The national debt is out of control and climbing, and I think that is a problem that needs to be addressed. That is not to say we do not need expertise. We need guardrails against rogue behavior, and we need oversight for corruption. Also, we do not need people getting fired just because they show insufficient loyalty to Trump. But overall I am hopeful there is a force to right the ship, because people don't always police themselves. 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 [iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com]. All submissions will remain anonymous. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe [https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

I Voted For Trump Today

November 2, 2024 I was a registered Republican for a majority of my life until 2008 when I registered as a Libertarian. From that point on, ever Presidential election, I backed the Libertarian candidate. Then comes 2024. This year, I felt politically homeless. I did not support the Libertarian candidate, and was not looking forward to a Biden/Trump election again. As things changed, I really was not looking forward to a Harris/Trump election. I have a daughter, and I'm sure that many would tell me that I should be proud to vote for the first woman president. But I could not in good conscience let that be a reason to vote for her. She has no direction for the country I feel, and quite frankly, these last four years have not been the best. But then there's Trump. The "Hitler" of our time. A vote for him shows that you too are a fascist and racist and don't care about the country. You support mean tweets and, just recently, wish political opponents to be put near enemy fire and shot in the head. You are garbage according to the "current" president, and are a disgrace to this country. But you look back at the four years Trump was president and you realize you could live comfortably. You weren't as worried about the price of gas or eggs. You could afford a house. There were no wars started by him. Sure, the tweets were ridiculous and over the top, but things were better. You could breathe a little easier. I voted for Trump today. I felt that I had to. Not to save America, or make it great again, but to take care of my family. To make it a little easier to breathe again. But after doing so, I feel ashamed. I feel like I let people down. I'll be called a fascist and a Nazi, and told that I'm racist and sexist. Why should I have to feel bad for voting for someone I feel will make my life better? This has been one of the hardest elections to get through. We'll see if I made the right choice or not. But no matter what the outcome, the beauty of this country is that I have the right to make that choice. And I shouldn't have to feel bad about doing it. Sincerely, Politically Homeless This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe [https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Politically Homeless Update

Catching up after the election: Bridget & Maggie discuss the future of the Letters from the Politically Homeless series. Episodes will now launch monthly for the foreseeable future. We still want to know how you’re feeling about the election results, the new Trump administration, if you swung left or right during this election, and anything else that might be weighing on you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe [https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Left & Right Are An Establishment Uniparty That Hate Us - Politically Homeless

Letter 112: June 29, 2024 Hi Bridget, My wife and I are big fans and recently subscribed to support your work. I've started listening to the Politically Homeless segments and thought I should contribute, below is my story that I would like to share. I've been all over the political spectrum in my life, starting by default on the right because my parents aligned with conservatives because of their religious ties. Public school indoctrinated me into the left, I hated America and who could blame me after only being shown its most horrific actions and ignoring those of all other countries. I hated the conservatives with a passion and now see how it did drive a wedge into my family as well. On the left I felt I was on the right side of history, I was educated and awakened, compassionate unlike everyone else with different ideals.  In 2008 I voted passionately for hope and change, I was able to get friends who never voted before to vote for Obama, we thought he represented a step away from dysfunctional politics. After 4 years of no change, and no real hope for it I felt incredibly betrayed and fooled, I became black-pilled and found the anarcho Libertarian community where I became politically homeless, unrepresented by any political party with power. We even laughed at the libertarian party, which did not represent true Libertarianism.  When Trump came on the scene I dismissed him as another out-of-touch billionaire who couldn't possibly change a completely broken system, I proudly did not vote in 2016 but did engorge myself on the meme culture around it. I hated the left and the right, I picked apart all their ideas, and I felt there was no hope for the country. But after a year or two of debunking leftist lies around Trump I started to listen to Trump speak, going to the source material, and understanding the policy changes he made. He won my respect. I'm almost half his age and I see his energy and speeches all over the country, a schedule I could not hope to match on my best days. While his rough language was somewhat offensive he did not sound like a politician but he really didn't act like a politician, I saw hope despite the democrats not allowing him to have one good day. I've never seen the democrats in such a bad light before, seeing what they were doing to him, his family and friends, the country and then Covid happened and I really saw the left for what it was. They would burn down the country and throw me into a Covid camp if it meant keeping the power. They accused Trump of election fraud for years then pulled some incredibly shady things. Everything they accused Trump of they did or were still doing! Even the Republicans fought Trump, they acted as a uniparty, it was creepy and Orwellian to see so much of the establishment align against one man, who despite sounding unsophisticated was doing a great job.  I still think I'm partially black-pilled, definitely not a Democrat, and not a fan of the Republican party either. MAGA represents something new, I still feel politically homeless, at least until MAGA is an actual party and not a takeover of a shitty Republican party. But I also feel there is a possibility of real hope and change with Trump. I hope to not be fooled again but in the Trump years I had the best jobs of my life, I felt that my family's financial future was great and the country was on the right track. Democrat lockdowns destroyed my job, my family's savings and outlook of the future, we struggle and I see the country failing faster than I could have imagined under horrific lack of leadership and WW3 looming. Government puts us all in danger, it's incredibly sad that our lives are captured by people who endanger us all with policy more concerned with virtue signalling than helping the people they are supposed to represent. And for those reasons I understand the perspectives of the politically homeless, I've been on the left and the right, and feel like they are both an establishment uniparty that hates me and you. 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 [iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com]. All submissions will remain anonymous. Check your media bias. Read the news from multiple perspectives. See through media bias with reliable news from local and international sources with Ground News [https://ground.news/landingV5/welcome?utm_source=Phetasy&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=Phetasy] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe [https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Normie Vote - Politically Homeless

Letter 111: September 1, 2024 Yup - it's already over for me - I have a choice between an asshole and an imbecile and I am voting for the one that is not an imbecile Politically Homeless September 11, 2024 To expand on my previous letter: I grew up in NYC where the bad orange man was a larger than life character.  In a town that was waaaay back on its heels, he put his money where his big mouth was and helped revitalize the place. When the city could not renovate Wolman Rink for years, he took the project over and got the job done in 6 months. Let’s face it - he is a New York City real estate developer - think about what that means… construction unions, big city politicians, tabloid media - and he handled them all pretty well, but they are not the “let me see what I can do for the good of mankind” crowd. Would I like to drink a beer with him? Well, actually, probably - he is extremely funny. Does he say some shit? Sure - everybody does at one point or another. If I cataloged every imbecilic remark I ever heard from my friends as a character flaw I would have no friends and no fun. Worse, they might remember every imbecilic remark I ever said - and that would really be no fun. Everyone needs to toughen up a bit. Focus instead on policies. What will they be? Are we going to take 100 years of energy infrastructure that works 100% of the time and replace it with 30 years of energy infrastructure that works 30% of the time? Wake up folks…. that is the duh of dumb - like, village idiot dumb. But the world is ending. Really? Near as I can tell, the world has been “ending in 10 years” for my entire life, and I am almost 65. The catalog of world ending crises that have all come to nothing is heavier than white man’s guilt and twice as dense.   But of course it’s an easy sell for the carnival barkers we call our news media…  And it’s the crisis bait that Democrats live on. We don’t have to love the guy…. He’s not our daddy, and we don’t want daddy - after all, we’ve got grandpa now and it ain’t working out so well….. 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 [iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com]. All submissions will remain anonymous. Check your media bias. Read the news from multiple perspectives. See through media bias with reliable news from local and international sources with Ground News [https://ground.news/landingV5/welcome?utm_source=Phetasy&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=Phetasy] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe [https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]