Where Is Your Line? (Hint: Silence Is a Decision) |
I have a question I never imagined I’d have to ask in the United States.
Not, “Are you worried about where the country is heading?” We’re past that. It’s a question I keep asking myself — and now I’m asking you:
What has to happen before you actively push back at a government transforming into authoritarian state before our eyes?
Will you show up? Will you raise your voice? Will you find a place in the growing resistance movement?
Because here’s what haunts me: law, decency, and truth are all buckling — and far too many people are still waiting until they’re personally threatened before they act. They’re waiting, as if democracy collapses suddenly, instead of the way it usually unravels: quietly, gradually — one normalized outrage at a time.
So the question is: How will you know when the United States has crossed the line?
I keep hearing the same inadequate answers: “I don’t know.” “I’m not political.” “I just want to live my life.”
But authoritarianism doesn’t ask permission. It doesn’t say, “Excuse me, we’re about to end your rights. Is this a good time?” It sells itself as “order,” “security,” “patriotism.” And once it settles in, it sells something else: fear.
So, beginning with myself, I ask again — more........