Wintertime may have good reason not to want to hand out identifying information on the internet. I don’t blame her. I’ve got a first name + last name combination that is pretty much unique. I also work in an industry where I don’t really want my political postings known, and my husband’s job prospects could be affected.
I’ve been stalked on the internet, I know people who have been. It’s not funny to joke about. I know people who had random strangers call up their house and leave threatening phone messages after tracking them down on the internet, and that was over a game. Don’t claim it’s a fantasy. It’s not, and it’s not funny.
You are right, Jen, it is not funny to be stalked or get threatening calls - I know because both things have happened to me because of the nature of the work I did, even before the internet. I have had people who disagree with me follow me here to FR from other websites - those are the only people I have ever hit the abuse button on. Having been there, done that, and proudly wear the T-shirt, fear doesn’t cut it with me. As for a unique name combination - that doesn’t fly with me either, I’ve lived with that all my life.
I worked in the political arena, thus my politics were always known, so I have nothing to hide and never did. If anyone is so afraid for their jobs they can’t post openly and honestly about their belies - they really should not be participating in political forums.
Wintertime posts all kinds of personal information about herself and her family, yet can not and will not back up any of it. Please give me one good reason why anyone with any amount of intelligence would take anything she says with more than a grain of salt.
Character is revealed by the friends that one keeps. Who are the friends of the government school thugs and their supporters and friends? Acorn, OWS, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, homosexual fascists, Marxists, and the Democrat Party.
After the behavior of the Wisconsin teachers and the millions of dollars of damage that they did to their capitol, any rational person criticizing government education would be wary and careful to maintain their anonymity. We have also seen how the homo-fascist thugs went after people's jobs who dared, even in the most mild manner, to support Christian beliefs and the education thugs are riding around their hip pocket. The education thugs also share a big back pocket with the Democratic Party and we know how many unusual deaths are associated with those Marxist power players.
Finally...I am not as much concerned for my own well-being as I am for my children and grandchildren and their health, safety, and their jobs. We should remember that the Democratic thugs didn't kill the Clintons or their daughter, it was two friends who died suspiciously. Education union thugs and their Democratic supporters, who may be active posters or merely lurkers here on Free Republic, are capable of **anything**. We have the visible proof of the viciousness of government school teacher thugs. We have seen that and Wisconsin citizens are paying the bill.
As for those who are bullying me in an attempt to reveal personal information....well...their character is on full display for all to see.
Please remember Wisconsin. This is the **character ** of the people teaching our nation's children and this is the character of the people defending these socialist-entitlement schools. These are the people who are supposed to be protecting your precious children from the bullying of others. Don't bet on it.