Friend --

At one point in my Marine Corps career, I had the opportunity to work with an officer from South Korea.? One day he surprised me by explaining that the people of North Korea are very happy because their government-controlled media lies to them and tells them that they are lucky and blessed.

North Korea is an extreme example of why it is important for citizens to have access to information.

On a smaller scale, we are seeing the impact of limited information in our country. Our mainstream media and tech giants are limiting the information that is available to the American public. No one can deny that this withholding of information impacted the recent Presidential election.

In response to this censorship, thousands of conservative social media users are leaving FaceBook and Twitter for MeWe and Parler, respectively.?

If you made that shift to Parler or MeWe, please help me build a community on those sites and give my pages a follow:

Parler: @PaulSchimpf4IL

MeWe: Paul Schimpf

As always, I will remain active on Facebook at Paul Schimpf for Illinois.?

In addition to that page, we have a closed, private volunteer group on FaceBook where I ask for feedback on issues or request help in sharing informaton.

If you would like to join the FaceBook volunteer group, please send me a friend request and a direct message. Or you can reply to this email and my team will reach out to you.

As always, thank you for reading. Stay healthy and safe.

Go Navy! Beat Army! (yes, that game is this weekend)

S/F,

Paul Schimpf
http://www.schimpf4illinois.com/