The real enemy is not human. True, there are human persecutors of Christians, but we should be concerned with their conversion and salvation. Jesus orders us to love those who persecute us -- not to hide from them. Scripturally, hiding is what the proto-Church did before Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit. We can't be witnesses for Christ to sinners if we blend in with the rest of them. There are times when good news must be shouted from the rooftops.
Nicholas Arseniev recounts an event that occurred in Russia, one that is quite characteristic of the faith of the Russian people. During a public conference held in Moscow at the Polytechnic Museum, during the fierce repression of believers, a Bolshevik commissioner in charge of education violently atacked the "out-dated faith" of the people, crying out that it bore the mark of capitalism and was not believable. At the conclusion of his brilliant presentation, the self-satisfied orator invited his hearers to engage in a brief dialogue. No one was to speak for more than five minutes and, of course, only after having identified himself. A young bearded priest from a rural background timidly stepped forward and was greeted by the orator with obvious contempt:
"Remember, no more than five minutes!"
"Yes, very well. I'll be brief, the priest replied.
Climbing to the podium, the priest turned toward the audience and declared:
"Brothers and sisters, Christos voskresse!" ["Christ is risen!"]
They all answered with one voice:
"Voistinu voskrese!" ["He is truly risen!"]
"I'm done," added the priest. "That's all I wanted to say."
Sanguis martyrum semen Ecclesiae. Be not afraid.
Of course, which is why our only real and effective weapons will be the spiritual weapons, not "political activism".
Therefore, take unto you the armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect. Stand therefore having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of justice, and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in all things taking the shield of faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one. And take unto you the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the sword of God.
No one is advocating hiding. If you live the faith you will be persecuted. There will be a cross. I just don't see the point in compiling a list of names and handing it to the agents of the enemy to make it easier for them. During the time when the Roman empire was trying its best to eliminate Christians I don't think that they were staging political protests and organizing letter writing campaigns were they?
Soon the modern secular world's persecution of Catholics (that hold to the faith) will make the Roman persecution of the early Church look like a day at the beach. I think that it is best to be prepared for this.