North Carolina Republicans pass new congressional map, likely gaining extra seat in 2026 midterms. Democrats decry rigged maps. Protesters chant for fair elections.
Look I get that, and I am sure there are nice parts to North Carolina but you are making a broad political argument, whereas I am warning people they are in physical danger.
Let the state be drained of hardworking smart people until the state comes back begging for scraps. I am not saying don’t vote and don’t fight but the “stay and fight” argument feels like it condemns the one life you have to being crushed to pieces for some abstracted principle that may be structurally futile.
Things are going to get much worse before they get better and I can’t in good conscience say “stay and fight!” to people in red states.
I do think it’s a personal decision, and I don’t fault those who feel they have to secure their lives. But as someone who has ancestry in this country who in different generations did sacrifice all they had for what may have seemed to them abstract concepts that weren’t guarantees, it’s hard to just leave and let it burn down. Not all battles are winnable, but some have to be won to win the war. So decide where the line is for yourself and importantly, act now. Waiting for the fight to come to you usually doesn’t work well.
Look I get that, and I am sure there are nice parts to North Carolina but you are making a broad political argument, whereas I am warning people they are in physical danger.
Let the state be drained of hardworking smart people until the state comes back begging for scraps. I am not saying don’t vote and don’t fight but the “stay and fight” argument feels like it condemns the one life you have to being crushed to pieces for some abstracted principle that may be structurally futile.
Things are going to get much worse before they get better and I can’t in good conscience say “stay and fight!” to people in red states.
I do think it’s a personal decision, and I don’t fault those who feel they have to secure their lives. But as someone who has ancestry in this country who in different generations did sacrifice all they had for what may have seemed to them abstract concepts that weren’t guarantees, it’s hard to just leave and let it burn down. Not all battles are winnable, but some have to be won to win the war. So decide where the line is for yourself and importantly, act now. Waiting for the fight to come to you usually doesn’t work well.