I hear ya. I used to do in-home care for a number of elderly people who had retired to Wisconsin--Williams Bay, Lake Geneva, Delavan, Burlington--areas north of Chicago. The stories they told of how the voting was controlled in Chicago were mind-boggling. They said that the people running things knew exactly who you voted for and if you voted against who you were "supposed to" vote for, their businesses were threatened with being burnt down. Crazy stuff like that. The people in charge would give people lists of names and tell them to go vote as these people. The vice grip on the voting in Chicago goes back a LONG time.
My daughter lives in Chicago. But she won't speak to me because I voted for President Trump. That's what I get for helping to pay for her UW-Madison "education".
I was thinking of jumping the border and moving to Delavan or Burlington, maybe Williams Bay. It's hard to think of not being within driving distance of elderly family members. We have a place in South Carolina so ultimately I expect that's where we will end up. Many friends are moving to Florida, so they would be drivable. I just was hoping to stay put until my Mom passes. She is of very sound and stubborn mind, and she's not going anywhere. Lives in a north suburb where I grew up, but it too has changed a lot. I guess that's life. I feel like I have been robbed of my hometown.
I hear ya. I used to do in-home care for a number of elderly people who had retired to Wisconsin--Williams Bay, Lake Geneva, Delavan, Burlington--areas north of Chicago. The stories they told of how the voting was controlled in Chicago were mind-boggling. They said that the people running things knew exactly who you voted for and if you voted against who you were "supposed to" vote for, their businesses were threatened with being burnt down. Crazy stuff like that. The people in charge would give people lists of names and tell them to go vote as these people. The vice grip on the voting in Chicago goes back a LONG time.
My daughter lives in Chicago. But she won't speak to me because I voted for President Trump. That's what I get for helping to pay for her UW-Madison "education".
I was thinking of jumping the border and moving to Delavan or Burlington, maybe Williams Bay. It's hard to think of not being within driving distance of elderly family members. We have a place in South Carolina so ultimately I expect that's where we will end up. Many friends are moving to Florida, so they would be drivable. I just was hoping to stay put until my Mom passes. She is of very sound and stubborn mind, and she's not going anywhere. Lives in a north suburb where I grew up, but it too has changed a lot. I guess that's life. I feel like I have been robbed of my hometown.
I get you. I feel like I’ve been robbed of the United States I once knew. OBummer changed our country and it hadn’t been right since.