Today I talk with Jennifer Grinwis of Nan’s School of Dance, which was started by Grinwis’ mother Nan in 1975. Jen became director in 2002, and she and her husband Jon have owned the company since 2008. The dance studio has two North Carolina locations: Greensboro and Yadkinville. It’s a family business with deep roots, so Jen, who is also a homeschool mom of 4, talks with us about the NC lockdowns and how the continued covid craziness have affected (and still continue to affect) her and Jon’s livelihood.
The fearless and feisty Jen and I discuss what it means to run a small business, the needless suffering of children under the progressive paradigm, Jen and Jon’s expert handling of the “juggling act” that is Gov. Roy Cooper’s endless executive orders, the difference between mandates and laws, Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan’s anonymous snitch list, the culling of the Karen, and more.
Take heed, oligarchs: small biz is essential, and no amount of “public health” propaganda will change that. And if the maskholes would just “stay safe, stay home,” we joyful folks could get back to truly living, not just navigating the dystopian hellscape they’re aiding and abetting. But the malevolent meddlers, both government and private individual, thrive on being busybodies, so I say it’s well past time to take a rebel stand, just like the good folks at Nan’s School of Dance.
Referenced in our conversation are my essay “Is it time to stop pulling the cart?” and the following Ayn Rand quote from “Atlas Shrugged“:
"When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing – when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors – when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you – when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed."
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Thanks for the opportunity! I always immensely enjoy discussions with you. Keep up the good work using your voice. [insert fist bump here] I do hope this can inspire other small business owners to stand up and speak out for individuals’ rights.
You are an inspiration, my dear. I pray that small business owners and local citizens alike start to just say no. I think once enough people stop conforming to all the sinister social conditioning, the house of covid cards will fall down – at least that’s my hope. Stay tough, mama … somehow, I’m sure you will. 🙂