(November 13, 2016 at 11:06 am)Rhondazvous Wrote:(November 13, 2016 at 8:46 am)abaris Wrote: Under some circumstances fear may play a major role. Not everyone is a hero, and I wouldn't know how courageous I'd be if the remains of my livelihood are on the lines. Or if resisting earns you a prison sentence as it already is the case in Turkey.I don't want to think of myself as a coward. I want to say that I'm bold and courageous. But to tell the truth, I won't go to some websites because I know they're being monitored. They'd put my name down on a list somewhere. Some people tell me my name is already on a list. That is as may be but I don't have to put an asterisk beside it.
That's why I don't even judge the ones presenting a low profile during the nazi regime. Only the ones actively contributing.
I got the newsletter from the Richard Dawkins foundation. They're going to be fighting this. I want to help them, but I don't want the people at my bank to see his name on my debit card. I live in the buckle of the bible belt. So I get one of those single use credit cards from WalMart.
Rational fear good, irrational fear bad.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
