Isolation or Engagement: What Stewart Rhodes Teaches Us About Facing Targeting

Isolation or Engagement: What Stewart Rhodes Teaches Us About Facing Targeting When people feel targeted, fear can push them to extremes. Some retreat into isolation, cutting themselves off from the world. Others choose transparency, trusting in law, duty, and accountability. This episode contrasts two paths:🔹 Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, who built a fortress of paranoia that consumed his family and himself.🔹 My own story as a veteran who has faced years of stalking and harassment — but chose to respond with public documentation, police reports, and trust in the institutions bound by duty.No matter what happens, try to work with the authorities. If one person doesn’t listen, keep engaging with law enforcement. Do not believe that law enforcement is inadequate. Most police officers believe in justice for all individuals. If you find corruption, keep doing the right thing until you find the right person brave enough to stand up for you. The lesson is simple but critical: isolation breeds fear, engagement builds justice. 🎧 Listen to the full podcast here: [Insert Podcast Link]📄 Read the full companion paper here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLm86fKWC8z6DSdjW1kympkdeiHtR1cE/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true—“Trust in Duty, Not in Fear.”