I think many protesters with their signs and chants and their #hashtags are fooling themselves if they think they oppose the government — their actions and their rhetoric don’t take a nickel from the bottom line of their actual support.
I think a compelling case for the need to resist the government can be made.
Now, finally, I have earned the right to weigh that case.
Once I stop supporting the government, I can decide whether to wash my hands of it or whether to go further and actively oppose it.