I assumed everyone in my world would be just as appalled as I to find that things were not as they seemed. I studied, I amassed facts, I quoted sources, and I lectured. And I got yet another lesson in humility. Instead of applauding my efforts, my family, my friends, my husband and my co-workers sent me to the woodshed. I soon realized that my facts took a back seat to their emotions. I found that the conservative point of view had been judged invalid years before I became aware of it. The case was already closed. Hadn’t I heard? — Nancy Morgan
That’s what happens when you see things you’re not supposed to see and point them out to people who don’t want to see them. If you can’t learn to keep your mouth shut, people will cut you off. But the loss is theirs, not yours.