Category: Personal Reflections and Diary

DR REPORT:

(implying I should know better – or that I’m stupid, or both)

Paraphrasing: “Curt, … You’re on allergy meds, decongestants, and nasal spray. You take blood pressure meds. You drink caffeine. You had a thyroidectomy. You have an autoimmune disorder. So you’re heat intolerant. You’re going to sweat a lot. You’re lucky that’s all that happened. Don’t do that.”

No mercy from anyone. lol

GETTING THE MESSAGE 😉

Yeah, again, we got tons of coverage, and we didn’t expect it.

And yeah I GOT THE MESSAGE. PLEASE STOP BEATING ME LIKE A BAD DOG! lol

—“Goddam… I thought you looked fine Curt. These morons.”–Benjamin Nielsen

My casual wear was fine for ‘friends’. But instead of being in a small group of friends dedicated to the movement, and doing a quiet launch, where we thought no one would pay attention, we got massive coverage because of BLM crashing my speech – and I wasn’t among friends in that massive coverage. I was among enemies. Enemies within.

And I used that negative coverage for all it was worth – and we learned a great deal about the enemy within.

But you know, yeah, I GOT THE MESSAGE. 😉

Don’t take those risks. Play defensive. Assume the worst. Optics matter. Use Decorum. Dress Professionally, Do it Indoors (in air conditioning) in a controlled environment, On a stage, or at Campgrounds where families can show. No live stream. No hostiles. Bring food. Keep it to ‘friendlies’. Hand out talking points beforehand. Prep all attendees with require ‘stoic’ behavior if they crash us. And while I had excellent security (for me), and most of us were armed, we need to make sure most of the participants know what to do, especially bear spray for the front lines, marking paintballs on the wings, so the cops can find them, air horns to drown them out, and arms for the rest, and smoke if we need it.