{"id":724,"date":"2025-08-14T06:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T06:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davecarrera.com\/?p=724"},"modified":"2025-08-30T15:19:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:19:31","slug":"so-what-exactly-do-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davecarrera.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/so-what-exactly-do-you-want\/","title":{"rendered":"So\u2026 What Exactly Do You Want?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before anyone starts shouting \u201ccivil war\u201d in the UK, EU, or anywhere else in the West, there\u2019s one question you must answer first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you actually want?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Civil War  - Who is it good for?\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/az2sfz7OzgQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s easy to rage against the system we have now \u2014 a broken, bloated, and corrupt machine run by people who seem almost designed to fail us. It\u2019s easy to say, <em>\u201cTear it down.\u201d<\/em> But once the wreckage settles\u2026 what then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will you be ready with a clear plan? Or will you sit back and let someone else fill the void? Because history shows us that \u201csomeone else\u201d usually turns out to be the same kind of vultures you just threw out \u2014 only with fresh suits and new slogans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And let\u2019s be honest \u2014 when most people are pressed for answers, they fall back on the safe, shallow replies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>\u201cNothing like we have today.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u201cZero migration \u2014 legal or illegal.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u201cLower taxes.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fine slogans. 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