In my case:
You've posted a total of 1,186 threads and 116,868 replies.
Every post potentially provides a clue. You talk about cities you've lived in, places you've visited, people you've met, cars you've driven, schools you've attended, letters you've written to your elected representatives, rallies you've attended, vacations you've taken, etc.
Every bit of information narrows down the number of people you could possibly be.
A determined investigator can fairly quickly know who you are.
We have very determined enemies.
I was advised a long time ago (before PCs actually) to never say or write anything that I didn’t want shared with the entire world.
Sage advice.
If they want you, they will get you.
I’m not suggesting going into hiding. I would keep my online inflammatory rhetoric to a minimum. No sense in inviting scrutiny.
Are you a member of & do you post to FR?
You’re in a watched category
Do you put political commentary on Facebook (including editorial cartoons)?
You’re in a watched category
Do you work in a large office with plenty of creepy, aggressive libs?
Say the right thing and one of them is going to sic the dogs on you
Do you have a CCW permit?
The feds are after & will get those lists. And you will be first priority if/when the time comes.
For most of us, the time to tighten up all of this stuff was 10 years ago.
Very bad times are coming, and a lot of good people (including us) are going to get put into a meat grinder. And many won’t come through it.
I quit hoping this whole Orwellian process could be arrested (pun intended). Now my hope is that I last long enough to see some of the smug hypocritical liberals I know get a big helping of the crap pie they have worked so hard for. If I do, I plan to savor it.