I know a lot of people who are having trouble handling the way things are going. The left has engaged in sustained, random, low-intensity violence on a national level. People feel they need to prepare, but they can't retaliate, and that constant edgy readiness is already wearing people down while the left continues to randomly burn and loot with impunity.
Do people have some ideas on how to handle that constant background noise without getting worn down and losing before the fight even begins? I've been able to compartmentalize and just wait to do the job that's in front of me, but not everyone can do that.
The borders of Ankeny, IA, have grown northward by a half mile a year for the last twenty years. It's been in the top ten fastest growing cities in the US for most of that time.
I've seen what cities can do when their councils are stacked with land developers. I've seen it in Coralville, North Liberty, Dallas County...
So I know how far away I need to be from one in order to avoid annexation in my life time.