#disillusionment

#disillusionment

"Citizenship insecurity captures the depth of that unraveling, not necessarily imminent danger but no longer recognizing America, or trusting its values."

Derek Huffman relocated his family to Russia via a Kremlin-backed visa scheme, aiming for traditional values. Initially, he assumed a non-combat role but now finds himself near the Ukraine front.

After more than 50 years of continuous membership in the Conservative party, former cabinet minister David Jones announced he has joined Reform UK due to disillusionment with the Tories.

Jan from Manchester expressed her disillusionment: "I kept telling myself that really, Keir Starmer was a man with a Ming vase on a polished floor, and that somehow after they were in power that things would really start to change."

Angela Rayner criticized Nigel Farage for promising benefits from Brexit that have not materialized. She expressed skepticism towards those making grand promises without detailed plans.

The status quo is no longer working. Many Americans are eager for alternatives as they find themselves disillusioned with traditional systems despite their historical successes.

Under the patchy lawns of Lakeside, there lies a pre-colonial "Oughnum", or "good hunting land" in the indigenous Algonquian dialect. In early Spring one year, my family and I watched a pair of Red-bellied Woodpeckers bore a nest for their clutch at the rotting end of a shorn bow. They did their work several paces from where we sat each afternoon. Eventually, the excavating stopped and the female settled in. We joyfully awaited little chirps. One morning, we found two eggs broken beneath the nest and another unbroken at the center of the yard. In an Orwellian nod to Manifest Destiny, European Starlings had raided the nest and made it their own.

Part of me is at peace, but another part is full of resentment. I feel pushed into this choice - pushed by DOGE. It's been such a stressful, emotional decision.