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Hekate

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77. It's not a silly reference. When I read it I knew JKR was explicitly describing an authoritarian...

Sun Feb 19, 2017, 11:15 PM

Feb 2017

...takeover of a society, and I hoped her millions of young readers would remember. I read those books to my grandson, so it's not like I was one of the youngsters myself -- I just knew then, and I've been saying it here in the last few months. My grandson, now 12, is going to be visiting us this week. His mom has been taking him to protests. If I get a chance, I'll ask him what it is he remembers about DA.

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Should we on DU be worried about what we write? [View all] tavernier Feb 2017 OP

i've been wondering too. not just DU, but facebook. DesertFlower Feb 2017 #1

I haven't looked at facebook since January 19th and changed my profile and past posts to private kimbutgar Feb 2017 #26

Say this isn't so, jack69 Feb 2017 #36

If I was a man I would be stronger but I have been harassed and cyberstalked kimbutgar Feb 2017 #65

Sorry that had to happen. Women are inheritantly stronger than men by nature, don't let anyone tell jack69 Feb 2017 #69

I've wondered this myself... Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #2

"When the time comes" is when we SHOULD speak up! angstlessk Feb 2017 #3

Just as long as u dont post someting like.... Cryptoad Feb 2017 #41

Oooo... You're bad. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #81

LOL Alice11111 Feb 2017 #89

Yeah, nothing like that, exactly. JudyM Feb 2017 #90

I'm not concerned and I tell him what a douche he is on twitter and so do A LOT of other people TrekLuver Feb 2017 #4

The entire Trump Administration can go fuck itself leftstreet Feb 2017 #5

I second that. Hoyt Feb 2017 #6

And extend that to McConnell and his weasling hypocritical greedy lemmings. JudyM Feb 2017 #91

This is why we lose MyNameGoesHere Feb 2017 #7

The minute we are afraid to speak the truth, we lose. charlyvi Feb 2017 #66

We have the choice of indulging in profanities about our favorite GOPers, or Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #82

Yes, IMHO.... ginny skinny Feb 2017 #8

They did shut us down on election day but let's not be one of those who didn't speak up... brush Feb 2017 #35

We're either free or we're not. defacto7 Feb 2017 #9

I'm not worried; there are too babylonsister Feb 2017 #10

Amen, Babsis Hekate Feb 2017 #68

I'm Spartacus. If we ALL speak our minds, they can't go after people for speaking their minds. Squinch Feb 2017 #11

First things first madokie Feb 2017 #12

No, Americans cannot allow that Progressive dog Feb 2017 #13

If you cave into them, they will gladly fill in the hole above you. That is what they want, that RKP5637 Feb 2017 #14

I am sixty-nine years old. Let the fuckers come for me. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #15

That's the way I feel. Come n get me, assholes. I'm too old to give a shit. nt Nay Feb 2017 #104

Not that I'd go quietly though. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2017 #105

Oh, hell, no. Me neither. nt Nay Feb 2017 #106

I'm sure the thought has crossed everyone's mind. Ligyron Feb 2017 #16

They are going to have so many job openings they can't fill now because of everify. notdarkyet Feb 2017 #53

If I can't live in a free country... roamer65 Feb 2017 #17

Right answer!!! Knew I could count on you!! tavernier Feb 2017 #18

let em bring it. mopinko Feb 2017 #19

I doubt it. Drumpf wouldn't care about posts on a message board. Oneironaut Feb 2017 #20

I guess he will try to shut down the internet Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2017 #32

This is one of my biggest worries...without an open Internet, we're fucked. pangaia Feb 2017 #79

I will say what I goddamned well please leftofcool Feb 2017 #21

..... ailsagirl Feb 2017 #45

I wonder if Agent Mike got fired. safeinOhio Feb 2017 #22

You should see what I tweet Dolt45. The NSA already knows what you type. sarcasmo Feb 2017 #23

I have thought about it for some time. kentuck Feb 2017 #24

They already did tavernier Feb 2017 #27

Yep. kentuck Feb 2017 #40

I just hope we're all in the same cell together. tavernier Feb 2017 #25

They'll be plenty of us so GP6971 Feb 2017 #30

I'll bring the heirloom tomatoes. We will need some bacon! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #54

I have a freezer full of Wright's bacon, tavernier Feb 2017 #57

Yes Johnny2X2X Feb 2017 #28

When people start talking in "hushed tones" and censoring themselves... pat_k Feb 2017 #29

Thanks for sharing his words. tavernier Feb 2017 #93

I've been louder and more belligerent and vocal on FB & Twitter than before 1.20. catbyte Feb 2017 #31

By then It won't matter MedusaX Feb 2017 #33

You are conspiring with trump if you stay silent! jack69 Feb 2017 #34

I won't sit down and I won't shut up. sheshe2 Feb 2017 #37

No. johnp3907 Feb 2017 #38

NO! Write on! Please don't let them scare you. That is what they want. JoeOtterbein Feb 2017 #39

We have your back orangecrush Feb 2017 #42

I'm a white Muslim (grew up Baptist) BringBackBarack Feb 2017 #43

When I started doing the Top 10 I was worried about that. Initech Feb 2017 #44

Just don't say Melania is a hooker sarah FAILIN Feb 2017 #46

Yes, don't say that. Even though 45 is known to attend parties where models were brought in Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #63

Absolutely. sarah FAILIN Feb 2017 #71

I guess we are DUmbledore's Army then. tavernier Feb 2017 #47

It's not a silly reference. When I read it I knew JKR was explicitly describing an authoritarian... Hekate Feb 2017 #77

Thank you for acknowledging this. tavernier Feb 2017 #84

Fuck Donald Trump mobeau69 Feb 2017 #48

"Should we on DU be worried about what we write?" are you worried about agent mike orleans Feb 2017 #49

p.s. if we can't vent here then where *can* we vent? n/t orleans Feb 2017 #50

orleans, with all due respect, mobeau69 Feb 2017 #73

we all do n/t orleans Feb 2017 #86

it's hard to say barbtries Feb 2017 #51

that's what the baggers did poli3 Feb 2017 #52

Drumpt and Bannon and his Brownshirts can go fuck themselves. kairos12 Feb 2017 #55

A friend of mine's father and paternal grandparents were from Latvia, BobTheSubgenius Feb 2017 #56

My maternal grandparent's never saw their son again tavernier Feb 2017 #62

I thought eveyone on DU was already to RESIST! cwydro Feb 2017 #58

Makes you wonder if these are infiltrators into this discussion? jack69 Feb 2017 #64

I don't think you will have to worry as I am pretty sure if it gets to that yuiyoshida Feb 2017 #59

There are a few avenues of potential concern. VMA131Marine Feb 2017 #60

Give me liberty or give me death. (nt) MarvinGardens Feb 2017 #61

My greatest fear is that many now in government tavernier Feb 2017 #67

NO mahina Feb 2017 #70

Never give up speaking. Just keep it casual and respectful. lancelyons Feb 2017 #72

BS. This is not a casual situation and they don't, in any way, deserve respect. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #75

I would recommend the opposite. Orsino Feb 2017 #98

Can't keep quiet. It's what they want. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #74

Let's put it this way The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #76

Dr. Gonzo took a stab at this... Snarkoleptic Feb 2017 #78

I have that as my signature. haha bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #85

I've got mixed feelings about this Thompson quote. This call to exceptionalism by Thompson Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #87

Well, we don't know what we would do but I know what happened to me Jim Beard Feb 2017 #80

If you said "some pretty wild things to his aide" maybe he felt YOU had been threatening... Hekate Feb 2017 #83

I got it straightened out enough to get him off my farm. I was the county Democratic Chairman Jim Beard Feb 2017 #88

let them look MFM008 Feb 2017 #92

You mean write for the DU audience? EricMaundry Feb 2017 #94

I'm actually more concerned with that rather than the stupid President because it doesn't take TrekLuver Feb 2017 #95

Yep. EricMaundry Feb 2017 #97

As I've aged I've come to realize there is one benefit to getting old: Vinca Feb 2017 #96

No, never treestar Feb 2017 #99

Neighbor turned in neighbor during the war, tavernier Feb 2017 #100

I insult the fool multiple times a day on Twitter with my real identity... Purrfessor Feb 2017 #101

But what if tavernier Feb 2017 #102

Fight! randr Feb 2017 #103