I’ve watched as the posts of conservatives are banned, taken down, fact-checked, or labeled as inaccurate. The wealthy big tech bullies of Facebook have refused to boost many of my posts. I’m certain Twitter has shadow banned me. Meanwhile, those labeled as woke or progressive post vile and violent rants without being censored. At some point, silence and inaction become submission.

During the Blitz, in the dark days of early World War II, Nazi bombs rained down on much of England. Millions of children were sent to the relative safety of regions farther north and west. Many Londoners slept in the subway tunnels as bombs exploded above them. In the morning, they emerged to the smoldering ruins of their city. They checked to see if they still had a home and then went on to work manufacturing rifles, ammunition, ships, planes, and other weapons of war. Amazingly, the rates of suicide and drunkenness actually declined.