Gailee, I would like to echo and amplify your caution. I know, for a fact, because I am still connected to Texas and rural life, that many people are arming themselves and being talked into harming others through thousands of right wing websites and social media and underground media. In another life, they were not bad people, but, T…
Gailee, I would like to echo and amplify your caution. I know, for a fact, because I am still connected to Texas and rural life, that many people are arming themselves and being talked into harming others through thousands of right wing websites and social media and underground media. In another life, they were not bad people, but, Trump has talked them into believing that he is a martyr.
When people believe in a martyr, they will go to great lengths to "serve justice" on behalf of the martyr.
So, you are right, careful what you post that the crazies might read and careful being too specific about who you are. I temporarily elevated my name and face on this board and got a phone call on my land line one day that was, shall we say, impolite.
So, now I only elevate my first name and a random picture of a tractor anyone can find on a used tractor site.
In the words of the great Maya Angelou “when people show you who they are believe them”. They are not good people in another life. They are not good people if they can be talked into taking up arms against those with whom they disagree. They either have no principles, or value inequality, unequal justice, and support authoritarianism (even as they thump the Bible). Not good people. We need to start saying this out loud.
Gailee, I would like to echo and amplify your caution. I know, for a fact, because I am still connected to Texas and rural life, that many people are arming themselves and being talked into harming others through thousands of right wing websites and social media and underground media. In another life, they were not bad people, but, Trump has talked them into believing that he is a martyr.
When people believe in a martyr, they will go to great lengths to "serve justice" on behalf of the martyr.
So, you are right, careful what you post that the crazies might read and careful being too specific about who you are. I temporarily elevated my name and face on this board and got a phone call on my land line one day that was, shall we say, impolite.
So, now I only elevate my first name and a random picture of a tractor anyone can find on a used tractor site.
In the words of the great Maya Angelou “when people show you who they are believe them”. They are not good people in another life. They are not good people if they can be talked into taking up arms against those with whom they disagree. They either have no principles, or value inequality, unequal justice, and support authoritarianism (even as they thump the Bible). Not good people. We need to start saying this out loud.
This is what I feared, Mike.
NOTE: I have no evidence that the phone call to my land line is connected to this board in any way.
BUT, since I have ZERO social media presence outside of Linked In, I removed my name, photo and town from this board.
Wow. I never thought of that. Maybe I need to do something different.