Why I'm Leaving the Left for Liberty and Changing for Good

What is this witch hunt in the Western World? How many of us witches are out there?

Bret Weinstein perceives the population is made of four groups: the few who actually hunt witches, a large group that goes along with it, a larger group that stays silent, and also a tiny group that bravely opposes the hunt. And that “final group — as if by magic — become witches.”

I have become such a witch. I cannot stay silent as an establishment orthodoxy, rife with ultimatums, stands in the way of our humanity. I cannot stay silent while some very loud voices are calling for the shaming, shunning, and marginalization of their fellow people.

When I am told that I need to be less of what I am, that I listen to the wrong comedians and share the wrong news, I will not cower. When it is implied my existence on this planet is, by default, evil, that there is only one path to salvation (coerced revelation of my Covid-19 vaccination status coupled with mandatory book groups on what is called “anti-racism”), and if I dare question it, I’m treated as a sinner — still.

Now, it is considered hate to do what is right in my heart for the country I love, for the girls and boys who need us to keep this place free and restore what made it good as we find ways to make it better. And every day, much of corporate media insists that, because of my questioning and my concerns, I am somehow lesser than for just wanting to be treated like a human being instead of an infidel.

The modern-day witch hunt has pushed otherwise quiet people such as myself to speak their conscience. The good news for the witches is: It’s becoming easier for us to find each other. All the while, I’m wondering: Why is moral courage such a scarce resource here in the so-called home of the brave?

A voice for the voiceless

Standing up to the current threats to our civil liberties takes great inner strength and sovereignty. It also takes a certain amount of outward unity for the protest to be effective. Some Americans assert that unity is neither possible nor desirable: 52% of Trump supporters and 41% of Biden voters think it’s time for red and blue states to secede and manifest a national divorce.

But if you’re seeking a point of authentic unity, look to the streets of New York: Black Lives Matter, NYPD police officers, firefighters, and thousands of other workers are protesting the city’s vaccine mandates — setting their differences aside to advocate for one another’s bodily, mental, and spiritual autonomy.

So if you’ve been posting death wishes toward people who are hesitant about the shot, imagine what it would be like for you to read those statuses to this woman — looking her square in the eye. Imagine. Then imagine a better world of uniting through our common humanity. Imagine a world where we each have access to the healthcare we need. Imagine harnessing our sovereign powers, as individuals, together, for good.

But as long as there is an agenda, as long as one person or group believes they know best and they aren’t willing to humanize someone who is choosing differently than they do, there will be no collective union. Envision a better world all you want. Still, without action and without using your voice to speak up for basic human rights and make an effort to reach across the stark divides in our society, we’re not going to get very far on the road of divine justice.

Observing dissidents such as evolutionary biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying, I’m growing curious: What motivates a person to muster up courage in a time when it’s quite controversial to step out as an individual? And how many of us are there?

In my new series, “Leaving the Left for Liberty,” I’ll be talking with whistleblowers, dissidents, and other alternative voices who have left the culture of the political left for more creative freedom, professional freedom, and personal freedom. Not necessarily leaving the left for the right, these independent, libertarian, classically liberal, and newly conservative voices are cutting ties with dogma and in search of something new.

No issue is off the table. We’ll explore critical race theory, woke comedy, censorship, mandates, the tango of individualism and collectivism, the desire for honest art, spirituality, and more.

These people have risked so much. What makes them heroes, in my eyes, is the way they are rising above the modern-day witch hunt, organically following the steps of the hero’s journey: leaving a familiar world behind, learning to navigate an unfamiliar world, and coming home to the self — transformed. And I’m leaving the left for liberty with them to change for good.

Check out the podcast

Watch the 5-minute intro video here for more on the series and my story since I stepped out as an undecided voter in 2020 and spoke at FreedomFest in 2021 with some of my favorite voices in new media.

Visit the series page here to watch:

• Ep. 1: Jodi Shaw vs. Smith College

• Ep. 2: Triggernometry’s Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster vs. Woke Comedy

• Ep. 3: Project Veritas Insider David Johnson vs. Hasbro’s Critical Race Agenda

• Ep. 4: FreedomFest 2021’s feature painter Jacqueline Claire on a Divine Civilization vs. New World Order (launching today at 3pm Eastern).

Moving forward

Subscribe to Free the People’s YouTube channel to receive notifications for upcoming episodes. To request an interview, email me at sienna.m.heath@gmail.com. And if you haven’t yet, subscribe to my Substack (siennamaeheath.substack.com).

Let this be an invitation to open up the greater conversation, not close it, and to embrace a growing diversity of thought. Comment below to share your thoughts, too, on this phenomenon of leaving the left for liberty.