As much as I am an out and about transgender person, I can go back to stealth mode if I need to do so. Yet, I am upset because the Orange Snowflake won't be happy until the last one of us is gone from "HIS" America.
I try to keep my calm, as to give into anger, as it will distract me from staying calm in the face of danger. For example, I could rage at the world and accomplish nothing. Or, I can do things such as participating in protest marches, notifying people when I see ICE come into my neighborhood, and do other non-violent things to foul up the snowflake's evil plans. I choose resistance in the same way as followers of Martin Luther King Jr. did. His henchmen are most afraid of being seen for what they are: Malignant Bullies who want to turn America into Nazi Germany. (When was the last time you saw the snowflake cast a good light on anyone not an Aryan male? Never.)
Tonight, I had a conversation with TCL. When I said that I'm going for second citizenship (and associated passport) as a way to have an exit route if things go sour in the USA. I said that if I am forced to leave the USA, I'll marry RQS and take her with me. I'd be poor, but I'd be free. TCL thinks that I'd be able to take my money with me. I reminded her of the early days of the Nazi regime: They allowed Jews to leave, but they didn't allow the Jews to take their money with them as they left. It's amazing that a woman with a history degree didn't know about that. I guess that our collective memory about the Nazi era has faded too much for most Americans to recognize the scope and severity of today's dangers.
It's amazing that the mainstream news media isn't covering the violence being used by the snowflake's henchmen to terrorize people. But then, these are people who thrive on "access" and are afraid to cooperate with each other to take down a threat to their industry. The Fourth Estate was neutered by the Nazis, why doesn't it see that the same tactics are being used against it in America 90 years later? Luckily, we still have independent news reporting on the internet, something which they don't yet know how to control. (Russia and China have developed effective controls on their independent reporters, yet there are still some leaks - all wrapped in metaphors and coded language. For example, don't talk about "Winnie the Pooh" in China, as that will get you in trouble for its connection to Chairman Xi.)
Why am I still in America? I still have hope that the authoritarian tide can be held back. Yet, it feels more and more like a losing task every day, as people are giving up hope. When/if I do, I'll be gone.
