>Even in Nazi Germany there were pockets of resistance and people like Sophie Scholl who gave their lives because of their ideals.

that's exactly the point. Once you really start to not being part of the evil, you live gets really impacted, to put it mildly.

>I for one am doing my best to resist tyranny in all its forms.

so, how do you refuse to take your shoes off and quietly wait for the TSA agent to complete groping a child ahead of you? You just don't understand what you're talking about. You still have Internet access, and it sounds like you aren't even arrested. You do your best "armchair warrior" style. Have respect and don't mention people who gave their lives in the same paragraph with "your best"

>I certainly won't write a backdoor or vote for anyone in favor of Patriot Act-style tyranny.

you may have already wrote it, yet you'd not be able to disclose any details about the NSA letter that instructed your so and to avoid committing the crime you must to continue saying "i didn't write a backdoor" :)