Reply #4: That's what living under fascism makes you do. You become [View All]

[Dhalgren]

paranoid - and with reason. For fascism to really be effective, it relies upon the fear of the citizen - its primary tool. I feel the same way as you, I find myself taking care of how I talk, where, and how loud, etc. But that is what the Fascists depend upon to make their control work. I guess we have to resolve ourselves to sucking it up and looking for confrontations. We have to be prepared to fight everyday - and not just verbally, but physically. I live in the reddest of red states and in a terribly red part of this red state; and I have to steel myself to not be intimidated any more. I have to stand up and if things get violent, well, maybe this is worth actually fighting for, eh?