Just having some thoughts...at least myself, after being awakened, I found myself standing for truth more often than not. I finally understood what our founders fought for. No longer a sheep.
But I've noticed that more and more I'm forced to choose between a relationship with either family, friends or dating, or the truth. I refuse to pretend everything is fine, I refuse to think BLM is a just and righteous movement. I refuse to call Biden a title he never earned. I refuse to pretend the mRNA shots work.
Never felt more alone than before. Yes we have this community, but real life relationships have definitely taken a toll.
Any ideas for how we can solve this?
I've been through there but not spent time there. It's country and conservative. Right off I95. Richmond is your big city. I'm closer to Charlotte.
Richmond is a mixed town. It used to be straight conservative until all the New Yorkers took it over when Capital One and other corporations moved in back during the 1990s. Now there are tons of hipster transplants and blacktivists trying to turn it into a little Portland or something. They want everyone to forget its claim to fame was previously being the Capital of the Confederacy and Tobacco Town USA.
But on the edges of Richmond, you find people like us. Eastern Henrico County and rural areas around there, and even some counties west of Richmond (but before you hit Charlottesville) are very red. My parents live west of Richmond and constantly volunteer to help raise money for conservative candidates. They raise a lot of money by selling Trump merchandise. If you ever do check out the Richmond area, avoid Chesterfield like the plague. It's where purple-haired commie moms live in gated communities.
There are a lot of lefties in Richmond and Charlottesville. Personally, I wouldn't want to be near RVA. I moved to NC from NoVA.