Do you think by keeping your head down and going along you are safe from a regime that would put you in jail for 20 years just for having an opinion?

A regime like that would do anything to maintain power, even arbitrarily, and you know why they get away with it? Beacuse when they start threatening people, the people back down and go along with it. 

Pretty soon you can’t dissent, then you can’t listen to certain podcasts or access certain websites, then your bank account is frozen, etc. 

How does that state of affairs come to pass? By the compliance of the people. Those who hide are throwing those who stand up under the bus. They are playing a short-sighted game of going along, hoping no one comes for them. 

We’re not there yet, but we surely will be if everyone stays in hiding.