[throwawaymaths]

are you ready to die for the principles of your country? if not, then there is no point. things are bad, but they have been way worse in the past (remember, we had legislators getting caned on the floor of congress, citizens locked up en masse without trial, everyone's bank accounts confiscated and held for weeks, biological experiments run on minorities, and underage citizens assassinated by drones). in the face of the injustices that the administration is going to commit, you should have ready for yourself the answer to two questions:

1. given a sober, nonpartisan review of past history, how far is too far for this administration?

2. what are you willing to do to stop it, how much are you willing to sacrifice.

i suspect that nothing the administration has done to date really clears the first bar. be prepared for the day it will, save your energy till then.

[tdeck]

The person you're replying to has a vastly over inflated view of the risk of holding a sign, and when it felt too cringe they quit to slag off the other protestors. I would not expect much.

[throwawaymaths]

post is more for other readers, not the gp.