“in Alaska she had experienced for the first time a people that accepted her as she was. She had discovered that Alaskans are not pretentious.”
That’s EXACTLY IT! I couldn’t have said it better. Any person could be himself and there was no “tsk tsk” from anyone.
When I left there after 20 years, I had a very hard time fitting in in the Lower
48. Had to be on guard 24/7 with words, ideas, etc. Had to learn to be a shrinking violet, after being audacious and honest in Alaska.
My ex-husband’s single aunt went there as a teacher in the ‘30s and she had the pioneer mindset. Strong. Outspoken. Independent. One of the most interesting women I’ve ever known.
I pray that the smothering blanket of political correctness will now be yanked off of our nation and that bold individuals will step forward and be free to speak their minds in honestly, integrity and freedom.
I am listening yet again to the speech made by Susan Collins of Maine, knowing that the senior senator from Alaska could not and would not have made such a speech. Time for a change.