“Your concern may be legitimate, especially if you live deep behind enemy lines.”
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Full disclosure...I’m in academia.
You’re deep behind enemy lines, all right.
That is a difficult spot to be in. I just checked and I show up at https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/
So if anyone looks the info is there.
Could you have a relative donate for you?
“””Full disclosure...I’m in academia.””””””
Keep quiet. My wife works for the government and it is a bad time to be a conservative. But schools are worse.
“Full disclosure...I’m in academia.”
You have a fair “fear”.
Simple solution, buy a money order at 7/11. Sign the money order as John Patriot. Don’t send cash. Don’t put return address on envelop.
Mail to:
Donald J. Trump President, Inc
C/O Trump Tower
725 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10022
That address is listed at the bottom of https://secure.donaldjtrump.com/donate-homepage/ as the mailing address for contributions.
That is a tough one. Undoubtedly you have a lot invested in your career.
On the other hand, how happy are you going to be if you know you must conceal - and deny - your real identity and beliefs?
What good can an academic do if he/she can't speak the truth?