What Happened To Rick Dancer?

What Happened to Me?

A few people have private messaged me recently asking “People think you went off the deep end, what happened to you?”

What a great question?

First thing I notice is the question is about me not what happened to us, us as a human race.

Let me see if I can answer this for you.

What happened to me?

When Trump was elected president the first time I watched as people I considered well balanced, smart individuals became filled with hate and rage.

You couldn’t have a rational conversation with them.

I needed to be selective about how much I’d say or my life and my business could be destroyed.

This was the beginning of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

It was ugly, it was nasty and it was, for some of you, seemingly uncontrollable.

Then the pandemic struck.

That was a mindblower for me.

The first couple of weeks Kathy and I went along, not knowing what was up but suspecting it was being blown out of proportion.

Quickly our freedom began to slip away.

Governor Kate Brown was on the airwaves every Friday telling us what counties were open, who could go out and play and reminding us to take the experimental vaccine.

They closed gyms and left fast food open.

We all know obesity was one of the strongest co-morbidities.

None of it made sense.

Mask, no mask.  Walk into a restaurant in a mask, take it off, put it on to walk six feet to the restroom.

It was ridiculous and made no sense.

As I began to speak up and ask questions about things like masks, the vax and things like that, people paralyzed by fear, started to attack. “Friends” called my clients trying to persuade them to stop doing business with me because in their words I was spreading “misinformation.” Now, research and time has proven me right….but no apology….they keep pushing what is now known to be lies.

Now Trump is back in office and doing what people like me want him to do….shake things up and get America back on solid ground.

We voted for change and FINALLY we’re getting it. Is it scary, not to me. It’s unsettling but living life on the edge, knowing that’s the only way real change happens, is normal for Kathy and me.

So back to your question….”What happened to Rick Dancer?” He woke up.

You taught him it doesn’t matter what people think about you or say about you. Even when your business suffers and you lose friends, the truth is what sets you free.

Did I change? Hell yes I changed and so did you.

The difference is I’m not living in fear but in hope.

You made me a man of courage and a guy who couldn’t give two shits what you think of me.

I guess I should thank you but it wasn’t really you it was God using you to toughen me up.

And still, despite the names you call me and the things you say behind and in front of me, I will stand for your right to be uncensored.

You taught me what it means to be free and I will never be the same.

But I don’t thank you, I thank God for allowing this all to happen.

Yeh, I changed.

So did you.