Letters from the Politically Homeless

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Real people. Real letters. Real problems. No solutions. We want to hear from you. Email us at iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com www.phetasy.com (https://www.phetasy.com/s/letters-from-the-politically-homeless?utm_medium=podcast)

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Real people. Real letters. Real problems. No solutions.

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news · society & culture

Language

en

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First episode

30 Aug 2022

Latest episode

23 Apr 2025

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51 episodes in the feed.

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   23 Apr 2025

   The Reasons Trump Was Re-Elected

   Letter 114: November 16th 2024 OK so a lot of you are asking why did an asshole like Trump get re-elected? Well I'm here to answer. I believe there is a lot of frustration with the left, and the turn they have more recently taken. For example, you are not allowed to fire bad employees in the government. You are not allowed to deport criminal illegal aliens. You are not allowed to remove squatters from your home. You are not allowed to fire bad teachers. You were not allowed to prosecute thieves stealing less than $950 from your store. In fact, a lot of small shops went out of business because of that, and everything worth more than a couple dollars is now behind plexiglass. In fact, the cops won't even come out when you call them, and criminals are emboldened by it. In addition, people felt like those who cut in line got benefits while hardworking people did not. People are happy to pay for those who cannot work or need help, but the left kept incentivizing getting benefits over working (food credit cards for illegals, one and half years of unemployment benefits, student loan forgiveness, enormous child tax credits, free sex change operations for inmates). Also, enormous amounts of fentanyl were coming across the border, although I do think the government sort of tackled that. In addition, there is still a lot of anger and distrust about Covid lockdowns, mandatory vaccines, and censorship. Lastly, I think people by and large were not on board with the woke stuff: sex change operations for kids, critical race theory in schools, having to apologize for using the wrong pronouns, admissions based on quotas rather than merit, and trans women using women's bathrooms or competing in women's sports. I think it goes back to a sense of fairness; people had a feeling things were no longer fair. Although I am a Never Trumper, I am a big fan of Elon Musk and love that he was brought in to cut down government wasteful spending. I personally know people working in government who work the equivalent of one day out of five, something that would never happen in a private company, because businesses are forced to prioritize efficiency and reduce wasteful spending or they will go under. The government, on the other hand, has no such pressures because people are forced to pay taxes. The national debt is out of control and climbing, and I think that is a problem that needs to be addressed. That is not to say we do not need expertise. We need guardrails against rogue behavior, and we need oversight for corruption. Also, we do not need people getting fired just because they show insufficient loyalty to Trump. But overall I am hopeful there is a force to right the ship, because people don't always police themselves. Sincerely, Politically Homeless Some letters have been edited for clarity and brevity. If you'd like to share your story, email us at iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com (mailto:iampoliticallyhomeless@gmail.com). All submissions will remain anonymous. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe (https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

2. 

   27 Feb 2025

   I Voted For Trump Today

   November 2, 2024 I was a registered Republican for a majority of my life until 2008 when I registered as a Libertarian. From that point on, ever Presidential election, I backed the Libertarian candidate. Then comes 2024. This year, I felt politically homeless. I did not support the Libertarian candidate, and was not looking forward to a Biden/Trump election again. As things changed, I really was not looking forward to a Harris/Trump election. I have a daughter, and I'm sure that many would tell me that I should be proud to vote for the first woman president. But I could not in good conscience let that be a reason to vote for her. She has no direction for the country I feel, and quite frankly, these last four years have not been the best. But then there's Trump. The "Hitler" of our time. A vote for him shows that you too are a fascist and racist and don't care about the country. You support mean tweets and, just recently, wish political opponents to be put near enemy fire and shot in the head. You are garbage according to the "current" president, and are a disgrace to this country. But you look back at the four years Trump was president and you realize you could live comfortably. You weren't as worried about the price of gas or eggs. You could afford a house. There were no wars started by him. Sure, the tweets were ridiculous and over the top, but things were better. You could breathe a little easier. I voted for Trump today. I felt that I had to. Not to save America, or make it great again, but to take care of my family. To make it a little easier to breathe again. But after doing so, I feel ashamed. I feel like I let people down. I'll be called a fascist and a Nazi, and told that I'm racist and sexist. Why should I have to feel bad for voting for someone I feel will make my life better? This has been one of the hardest elections to get through. We'll see if I made the right choice or not. But no matter what the outcome, the beauty of this country is that I have the right to make that choice. And I shouldn't have to feel bad about doing it. Sincerely, Politically Homeless This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe (https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

3. 

   22 Jan 2025

   Politically Homeless Update

   Catching up after the election: Bridget & Maggie discuss the future of the Letters from the Politically Homeless series. Episodes will now launch monthly for the foreseeable future. We still want to know how you’re feeling about the election results, the new Trump administration, if you swung left or right during this election, and anything else that might be weighing on you. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe (https://www.phetasy.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

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