@Hex Hey. You're encouraging folks to publicly post information about themselves that could land them in jail or in an exciting new position fertilizing someone's cornfield.

Maybe take a look at some of the stuff @hakan_geijer has posted recently about #OpSec, and reconsider.

#opsec #opsec101 #anarchism #uspolitics #USPol #anarchists

@Fishercat @hakan_geijer I am not. The majority of organizing that folks can do is both legal and not high risk. Anyone who is doing high risk work should absolutely not share anything about that.

The majority of folks in rural areas are not nearly as scary as city folks tend to think... And most of them hate the few loud Nazis and good ol' boys who run a lot of small towns.

If you're doing things like abortion support or trans healthcare, yeah, don't talk about that. But you can just do things like organize 4H (as a leftist), organize marches with Quakers, or be involved in other community organizations, or organize folks to be more active in local government. That stuff tends to fly under the radar.

@Hex @Fishercat @hakan_geijer Yeah, this comply in advance stuff on vague discussion of things that are 100% innocuous at this stage is really starting to irk me. If we're not going to organize and share tips now, here, like this, then we're lost.

And yeah, I know which houses to avoid because they've got huge Trump flags waving, but the assumption that everyone else is salivating for a lynching is part of the problem.

Have they been made to be ignorant of some things? Yes. Are they stupid, violent savages? No.

Think about what you're saying here, how that probably violates your values, and how that's a big part of the misinfo that's led us here. We're not immune to disinfo either and we need to unpack that shit. I'm entering this with an open mind and a friendly attitude, and I'll judge someone *only* once they give me something to judge them about.

I find myself unexpectedly in a hyper-rural red area, shit's about to get real, and it's either act while I can, or face down a tank. I'd like to organize, thanks. Please don't make that harder with your biases. I'd like to learn what my options are.

I haven't told the internet specifically where I am. I'm not taking pictures of the stunningly beautiful landscape here. I won't be waving signs in front of the courthouse or blocking roads like I've done in cities. It'll be making friends, or going to "PTA meetings" or whatever makes sense, talking local issues, talking about protecting local people, and avoiding all the thought-terminating nationalpol talking points.

Right now I still have freedom of speech, and I'm going to use it wisely. But I'm GOING TO USE IT.

@corbden @Hex @hakan_geijer I don't encourage anyone to comply at all, let alone in advance.

I misread the post of Hex's I was responding to. I thought he meant "share everything with everyone in the fediverse." Whether that was specific or vague, innocuous or spicy. That's why I responded the way I did.

I'm sorry I irked you.. I'm still learning this space's culture, and trying to do better. Organize. Share tips. Build community and relationships. That's what I'm here for, too.