I won’t get used to it. I will fight, and while I don’t want to, perhaps die, to restore sanity to a nation I still love. It is infected with a disease. But I refuse to accept it is fatal. I feel we may need to force them to shoot us dead on video, and then try to explain it away. The right side of history has always prevailed. But often at great cost. I will be attending my first political rally of my life on Saturday. It if it escalates, I will not hesitate to first , protect my wife and daughter, but once secure, protect our community. We’re all (at least in Altadena), a little on edge. I won’t hesitate to mix it up if necessary. I think my company would rally to my defense if I can document the transgressions. I won’t initiate conflict, but I will dig in. As a poli sci major, I have a strong sense of what they can and can’t do. They have not been constrained to date, but if blond haired (or gray) blue eyed Scandinavian looking multi generational Americans can be apprehended, I volunteer myself as I have the means to bring this to a light they can’t snuff out. We have to speak for those who can’t speak for themselves in any meaningful way. It may cost me greatly, but if I can instill in my kids the importance of restoring America to some semblance of the before times. I’ve shielded them from politics most of their lives. Now I need them to soldier up. We are there. Don’t do it violently. Do it smartly. You have been educated. You have the tools. Find a means to make a difference. Your futures depend on t.