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| "Fight by flight" - leaving blue states... |
| 2023-07-24 |
| [Federalist] Sharon is as tired as her husband. Work takes them away from their kids. They both need a break, but can they afford a vacation? Sharon also misses her folks in Texas, and they miss their grandkids. To add despair to exhaustion, her church is more intent on making members feel good than doing good. Indeed, Hollywood culture is shaping her area more than Christ. Even their governor seems more focused on transitioning tomboys than fixing crime. Before bed, she tells her husband: "Where are our taxes going?" The rent is overdue. Sharon is just a symbol, but her issues are all too real. They’re why thousands of families are leaving (fleeing?) California and other deep-blue states. It’s a sociological phenomenon. Like it or not, families are voting with their cars and plane tickets for red states. Many Christians are among them. Sociologists and pastors alike are paying attention. A new book, Fight by Flight by Pastor Joel Webbon, advances the view that it’s OK to leave deep-blue states. Indeed, such trends could shape future elections for the better. As Webbon says, "If less than 100,000 conservatives/Christians living in California had moved to Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, or Wisconsin before the 2020 election, the whole world might look different. 6 million votes for Trump in California, and all we needed was 76, 514 (less than 1 and a half percent)." It’s worth considering. Conservatives/Christians feel pressured to stay in places where they have little effect. In Sharon’s case, a move to Texas from California would honor her father and mother. She’d also have more time with her children and husband. She’d have more money to spend on essentials and experiences that reflect her family’s values. And as for her evangelical tradition? Not everyone is called to be a professional missionary, and there are mission opportunities in Texas. Boiled down, Webbon says that leaving godless places is often loving godless places. Fight by Flight has been praised by Megan Basham of The Daily Wire and Steve Deace of Blaze TV. This slim book is one of the most interesting reads I’ve come across in years. Part theology, part memoir, it’s a reminder that simple ideas can carry much weight. Webbon has a gift for distilling time-tested values for use in many contexts. Currently, I live in Victoria, Australia, one of the most controlled states in the world during the Covid-19 hysteria. As a result, thousands of families left or are planning to leave. The mental health costs on children and adults, from breakdowns to suicides, are still being felt and will be for decades to come. Telling families they can leave for their children is a sign of compassion built on truth. Pastors like Webbon offer a Bible-based map out of regime-first mindsets, an alternative to passiveness. History is also instructive. Did English Pilgrim fathers "fight by flight" when they hopped on the Mayflower? Did Jesus encourage a "fight by flight" lifestyle when he asked his disciples to travel light and carry swords? Did Moses "fight by flight" when he left Egypt with his people in the thousands? Indeed, "fight by flight" patterns occur across cultures, regions, and centuries. They involve strategy. They signal liberty. "Fight by flight" men built your area, most likely. |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #7 Every state is awash in weirdos. NH is Rivendell compared to New York and California. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-24 16:42 |
| #6 NH has the first out Tranny state rep. He/she/it is into raping three year olds. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2023-07-24 16:10 |
| #5 There are some states not in the south that think the same way. I left Massaholia for New Hampshire. The problem with the south is that it's too hot. I'll take 100 inches of snow over 100 degrees any day. Oh, I also like the bear that keeps visiting. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2023-07-24 15:34 |
| #4 They’re why thousands of families are leaving (fleeing?) California and other deep-blue states. I had ancestors who felt the same and left Europe to come here. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-07-24 13:22 |
| #3 Some frogs note the temperature trend in the pot sooner than others... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-24 12:59 |
| #2 The blue states have become a new Confederacy in that their political power is inflated by theoretically non-voting non-citizens. Conservatives should leave because their efforts will be better rewarded vis-a-vis the tax rates in liberal states. If for every liberal that leaves, a conservative leaves, the political impact on red states is negated. The impact of conservative tax payers leaving will send some of the liberal policies into remission due to funding issues. Finally, staying in a liberal state allows them to indoctrinate your children. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-24 12:21 |
| #1 I'd welcome any one moving to GA. as long as they adopt ways to understand this is the South. Where we have our own culture, BBQ, centrist morals, treat neighbors like friend as long as they act accordingly.... politics or not.... and that government STOPS at the mailbox. Plus we don't constantly here the usual "That's not how we did it back in _____'" speech. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-07-24 10:53 |