I don't think preparing for some sort of attack is out of bounds. Some of us have been preparing our whole lives when others attack us for our skin color, our sexual orientation, our religion, etc. In fact, some of us have been attacked, and can share tips for safety.

Not too long ago some big guy in a dirty T-shirt and an old van showed up at my house to tell me "we don't want your kind here." Fortunately my neighbors were all cool. When I told them the story, they offered me their guns.

Getting worried for personal safety over politics is a recent thing. If that's your life experience, then you have been luckier than others. See, you can't hide your skin color, but you can hide your politics. My first advice: don't talk politics, take down all signs, when people come by, give them the impression you're on their side, no matter what you think of them, but you're just too lazy to go out, join groups, take action, or whatever. Sometimes the way you talk and the way you dress can give you away. Change that. This may sound extreme to you, but for a long, long time many people have had to do it for safety.

We may be wrong about those yard signs and bumper stickers.

https://www.theonion.com/highly-informed-voter-has-spent-weeks-studying-trump-b-1845427651

I have been known to go collect yard signs after an election (I always ask if I can have them first). They make great target holders for outdoor rifle ranges. Tape your printed targets over them and you have a bunch of ready-to-go stands for your next range trip.

Sorry to hear that has happened to you Bingley. Life is not always fair or just. I wish it were, but realize that sometimes it isn't.

I have no desire to get into a fight with anyone, and I know the whole situation is supercharged right now. But I will add my voice and say this sort of rubbish is not acceptable to me. I've seen it too often -- small people who can only build themselves up by tearing others down. It's easy to destroy; it's hard to build. My 2c.

The best place to hide a leaf is in a forest.

Stay safe everyone. I sincerely hope it doesn't get ugly.

I hope no one is distracted from Corona.
It is still around.

Does anyone live near protest sites? It looks like unrest is starting.

By the way, thanks for the support, guys. At my current location, I encounter discriminatory acts like the one I mentioned a few times a year, generally at work. There is basically nothing anyone can do to prevent them in the short term. People in supervisory positions generally just tell me they're sorry. Some people don't even want to open their eyes and see what's happening to me.

In the long term, however, just as we try to build a community with our neighbors to prepare for emergencies, so must we do another form of prep-- building a truly fair, just society. We cannot be passive and just comfort ourselves with the thought that we are on the good side. We must do something for the good side.