Well said, as was your whole post, but your first line here really hit the nail on the head for me. Like I said in the thread declaring a moratorium on political discussions for the holidays, this is not the first time someone in power has used that power to silence me.

That's the trigger for me. No worries, I'm a big boy and I can accept my feelings - even the ones that are uncomfortable to sit with. I've found that mental health practitioners are more prone than most to believe that they know what is in another's best interest. Maybe they are right more often than not but they sure seem to miss the mark with me.