{"id":17483,"date":"2020-11-17T07:09:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=17483"},"modified":"2020-11-17T07:14:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:14:17","slug":"overnight-news-why-would-i-pay-the-nar-to-threaten-my-livelihood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/17483\/overnight-news-why-would-i-pay-the-nar-to-threaten-my-livelihood\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight News: Why would I pay the #NAR to threaten my\u00a0livelihood?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIf you\u2019re thinking about buying yourself a shock collar \u2013 seek\u00a0help.\u201d<\/p><\/div>I’m in the process of extricating myself from the National Association of Realtors. Every agent should be asking the question in the headline, but my reason is more comprehensive: I know who speech codes are for. I am very lucky to live in a free country \u2013 for now \u2013 but people who think like I do are routinely jailed and killed all over the world, nearer in space and time every day.<\/p>\n

Here’s what’s worse: The NAR has now turned the lazy bulk of its membership into Stasi spies committed to destroying the productive agents \u2013 especially the innovators.<\/p>\n

But here’s what’s better: The NAR has turned on its membership, declaring that it will spy on them and then destroy their careers. Why is that better? Because, as with NASCAR and public school teachers, the NAR’s true loyalties are now at least partially unmasked. Whatever side they are on, it ain’t yours. Respond accordingly.<\/p>\n

As for me, depending on how things work out and how angry I get about it, I may devote some time to interesting legal issues:<\/p>\n