dissidence and safety

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[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I suppose the answers to that depend on your locale. If I were in China, I suppose I'd be very concerned about being put on a government list. In North America, less so. But then, there would be a difference between being a loudmouth with the 'wrong opinions' in Portland, where there seem to be plenty of crazies who could put you on their own private lists for harassment versus someplace like Texas.

I think the old adage that you should avoid discussing religion or politics when you're invited to someone else's house for dinner is still valid today. Read the room and make your own decision about how much you want to reveal.

[–]panel30[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Read the room and make your own decision about how much you want to reveal.

I'm in the US in a moderate locale (there are a good portion of both conservative and liberal people around here). It's a little hard for me to "read the room" 'cause I've been burying my head in the sand regarding a lot of current politics and events. I was hoping someone could advise. I'm glad if it doesn't seem quite as restrictive as China at least.

"reading the room" as you describe makes sense as a good general approach though, when I'm not among people I'm close with.

I also feel like I'm hiding something from people sometimes. If I know they want to avoid contact with people if they have certain viewpoints, for example. I guess I can just try to avoid them out of respect without disclosing if I think that's safer.

Thanks for the reply.