Wow Margaret that movie clip is as relevant today as it was then! I have to say as a NYer it rings true! Although there are other things that keep us here that make it difficult to leave like family and jobs, and the fact that we have a state worth fighting for. My mother is 80, the thought of moving her to another state is difficult, no…
Wow Margaret that movie clip is as relevant today as it was then! I have to say as a NYer it rings true! Although there are other things that keep us here that make it difficult to leave like family and jobs, and the fact that we have a state worth fighting for. My mother is 80, the thought of moving her to another state is difficult, not impossible, but difficult. She’s feisty, she would go, but then she would be so far away from her other grand children that she loves. I have often said to my husband that there’s going to be a point where if we don’t leave NY we’re not going to be able to. I do feel that especially with the concentration camp fight that attorney Cox has been fighting. What gives me hope is the map of New York that showed 13 out of 62 counties voted blue in the governors election...the rest of the state is red! We are up against New York City’s population. That is a hard hill to win! No one in their right mind here in New York is going to house a migrant in their home, but it would be nice if Mayor Adams would have offered first, you know...to set the example!
I agree, Jean, and think “My Dinner with Andre” should be required viewing for all of humanity!
I have tremendous empathy for people still in NYC and admire the fighting spirit of my friends who are still there (e.g., Anne Gibbons, Tessa Lena, Mark Crispin Miller), but I also worry those who remain will be the first to be “concentrated” and think escaping it may be a matter of survival.
You may appreciate the piece I wrote last year protesting the quarantine camps—only to learn from Mark Crispin Miller (see pinned comment) that Hochul rammed the proposed legislation through before the public comment period had even closed (thank goodness for Bobbie Anne Cox challenging it and winning!):
Wow Margaret that movie clip is as relevant today as it was then! I have to say as a NYer it rings true! Although there are other things that keep us here that make it difficult to leave like family and jobs, and the fact that we have a state worth fighting for. My mother is 80, the thought of moving her to another state is difficult, not impossible, but difficult. She’s feisty, she would go, but then she would be so far away from her other grand children that she loves. I have often said to my husband that there’s going to be a point where if we don’t leave NY we’re not going to be able to. I do feel that especially with the concentration camp fight that attorney Cox has been fighting. What gives me hope is the map of New York that showed 13 out of 62 counties voted blue in the governors election...the rest of the state is red! We are up against New York City’s population. That is a hard hill to win! No one in their right mind here in New York is going to house a migrant in their home, but it would be nice if Mayor Adams would have offered first, you know...to set the example!
“I have often said to my husband that there’s going to be a point where if we don’t leave NY we’re not going to be able to.”
I often think of the Jews who did not flee Nazi Germany in time. It’s a big consideration.
Same thought from CA.
I agree, Jean, and think “My Dinner with Andre” should be required viewing for all of humanity!
I have tremendous empathy for people still in NYC and admire the fighting spirit of my friends who are still there (e.g., Anne Gibbons, Tessa Lena, Mark Crispin Miller), but I also worry those who remain will be the first to be “concentrated” and think escaping it may be a matter of survival.
You may appreciate the piece I wrote last year protesting the quarantine camps—only to learn from Mark Crispin Miller (see pinned comment) that Hochul rammed the proposed legislation through before the public comment period had even closed (thank goodness for Bobbie Anne Cox challenging it and winning!):
• “Letter to the New York State Department of Health” (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/letter-to-the-new-york-state-department)
Thanks I’ll definitely check it out!
A small house upstate might be a refuge for you and mum.
I'm in a small house upstate - it's not a refuge. The buses are coming fast and furious.