(#5788) Keep your political sensitivities close to your vest

      In a new era of uncertainty when it comes to our privacy being our own it is best for now to be careful in how you and I express ourselves when not actually needed. A reserve for now until we get the lay of the land with the new trump cabal. We know trump is into retribution because he seems to like fealty to himself and anyone not bending their knee to him are his mortal enemy. Well we are mostly not his mortal enemies but certainly many of us do not like his form of rule when it involves destroying our American democracy. His arrogance and inability to comprehend outside his own limited experiences is intolerable and will never get my acceptance.
     So being still for now on posts that could be construed as controversial by the broken mind of trump is wise. What I do is stay informed but not necessarily in a publicly acknowledged way. I do think some of our retrenchment is unnecessary but for now understandable. Many of us are now into a survival mode with an eye to rebuilding our individual  personal defenses for a future that has a greater chance of success. We are withdrawing from our personal and public advocacies for democratic values, at least in our rhetoric and volume. We are not losing our foundation but we are not making it obvious until we are sure retaliation isn't a willy nilly jackboot reality.
     My obstruction of tyrannical advancement is not in question and if need be will be activated regardless of personal security issues. It is just defensive positioning that gives us the best chance to have a strategy for our coming near future. A good defensive strategy is a start for us to then move to more offensive actions of advocacy for democracy. Silence as a strategy now for a chance to be loud when being loud is the best way forward. I am not quitting anything here but I am reserving what I think will be my best contribution to the safety and security of equal human rights to all people regardless of race or gender.