The Stakes We Face

Once upon a time, Connecticut was a great state; one of the most free and prosperous states in America.  We had thriving businesses, towns with a sense of community and New England charm, and an educational system that was the envy of the nation. 

Then, something happened.  We began to lose sight of what it means to be free and prosperous; we were fooled into believing the lies that our adversaries have told about us for so long.

Today, Connecticut is a shell of its former self; along with California, we are the laughingstock of the country. 

We are no longer home to the world’s most successful companies, such as General Electric and Stanley Works.  Those companies have long since moved on to greener pastures in other states.  Instead, we are a state where businesses go to die. 

Our communities, once rich with small town charm and civic involvement, have become hotbeds of crime, distrust, and disrespect (not to mention urban sprawl on an insane level).

And our schools, once bastions of free speech and free inquiry, have become places where any dissent makes you persona non grata (see definition) (1). Changes that would protect free speech? School officials don't want to hear about them.

Way back in 1961, a man named Ronald Reagan warned us of the exact situation we are facing now.  He told us that if we chose division over unity, suffering over prosperity, and a collective form of slavery over liberty, we would “spend our twilight years telling our children what it once was like in America, where men were free” (2). 

And that’s what life is like in Connecticut these days.  We have gone from being great to being a joke, and a bad one at that. 

As it happens, this year we have another gubernatorial election, and another big decision to make. We can choose to continue the status quo, and the downward spiral that this state has been on.

Or, we can plot a different course; a course that puts us back on the path of prosperity, freedom, and respectability. Those are the two choices that are in front of us.

If you would rather see the former occur, then by all means, vote for the current majority and governor.

If on the contrary, you would rather see Connecticut start to work her way back to greatness and a better future, vote Republican.

What is at stake?

Not just our lives as we know them, but our history, our future, and our children's futures.

The stakes could not be any higher. Choose wisely.

Definition - Persona non grata: Noun, a person who is unacceptable or unwelcome. From Latin, "unacceptable person".

Sources:

1. “Persona Non Grata.” The Merriam-Webster.Com Dictionary, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persona%20non%20grata. Accessed 9 May 2022.

2. “Ronald Reagan -- Radio Address on Socialized Medicine.” American Rhetoric, www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreagansocializedmedicine.htm. Accessed 9 May 2022.