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In reply to the discussion: Very troubling phone call from daughter [View all]Cheezoholic
(3,535 posts)I have family in Puerto Rico, Trinidad and in Cuba. Thats where part of my family's roots are in the islands. I have an uncle, a retired professor at UC Berkley, who is retiring to Hawaii next month. I have talked to him and his wife about it. But my health once again is the biggest restriction. My original post was in response to the OP's daughters feelings and letting them know I get it. I was ready to go after the stolen election in 2000. I was a poll worker in Florida and was involved in the whole "hanging chad" recount debacle. I and others were threatened every day by Roger Stones Brooks Brothers Brown shirt goons until that was over. That's when I was on the verge of leaving. Like I said, I had been fighting these fucks like many on here most of my life especially through the first 12 years of the Raygun "Whiny Voice" regime. There were a lot of underground battles, physical altercations that were going on then that never got reported. Part of my health problems are from injuries (skull fracture requiring 2 weeks in ICU from a brutal clubbing amongst others) sustained back then.
My whole point about leaving was there are a lot of us that would love to move out of a red state but it really really is expensive if your living month to month on SSDI. My kids and my grandkids all live in blue states now so the fight can carry on with them or the young ones can move if they want. I'll just sit out here in my little house next to my little barn thats half falling down with my dog and my donkey and my guns and shoot back if they come down my driveway lol. Maybe I'll by a guard Billy Goat