re: #2 theheat

But I’m not, though. Not in the least.

In many ways Muslims and atheists in America are on similar footing: the galvanized wingnuts hate our guts, and we’re taunted and humiliated for following our Constitutionally protected beliefs, different though they may be.

That’s so true. Night before last I said almost the exact same thing to a Muslim friend of mine. She’s pretty much completely unaware of the scale of what’s happening politically. Or I should say she was unaware—I gave her an earful to impress upon her that she needs to pay more attention.