"I mean being a conservative in the Bay Area is like being a heretic,” says Ward. “You lead a double life. You can never tell your friends and co-workers.”

Bay Area Conservatives Keep Meetups Secret Fearing For Their Safety... https://t.co/YTrcLp6ruG

— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) February 5, 2017

Some East Bay conservatives say they live a secret life. They can never tell anyone what they really feel like in fear of their safety.

Robert Ward is coming out conservative, but in a place he says is risky for those who share his beliefs.

“If you witness what happened in Berkeley, actually they are so violent on top of it. I mean being a conservative in the Bay Area is like being a heretic,” says Ward. “You lead a double life. You can never tell your friends and co-workers.”

Robert says several Bay Area conservatives have secret meet ups like the one KPIX 5 was invited to visit in the East Bay.

Organizers asked not to disclose their location or the faces of anyone who attended, but insist this is the way it has to be in a liberal state.

“They seem to pride themselves on being diverse, and they are diverse about everything but their ideology,” says Ward. “I hope that in the future when people see Trump isn’t as scary as they think he is and a lot of the good things that happen and the prosperity comes back and the jobs come back, every one calms down a little bit.”

Imagine thinking this; imagine saying it; imagine making it; imagine approving it; imaging publishing it. With impunity. To applause. pic.twitter.com/kB1ri8LZcC

— Ezra Levant 🇨🇦 (@ezralevant) February 3, 2017

A dozen people ignoring a gun law? That, they can vilify. But... A hundred thousand law-abiding gun owners offering the middle-finger salute to their state? That's called ‪#‎nullification‬.

◼ Practically no one chooses to comply with Connecticut's new gun laws - CainTV

It looks like, as conservatives predicted, the law has succeeded in absolutely nothing - except creating a massive new group of Connecticut felons. The vast majority of these people are - obviously - not guilty of any crime other than adhering to the letter of the United States Constitution....

Even in legal matters, there's safety in numbers - and the state knows it. They're well aware that this is too many people to allow some kind of gun-grabbing witch hunt. As a result, for now, they don't know what they're going to do.

Vets and others dismantle barricades at WWII memorial today. No police resistance.

Vets and others dismantle barricades at WWII memorial today. No police resistance.

Essential Government Workers® RT @gabrielmalor NPS helicopter is circling the Lincoln and WWII memorials.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 13, 2013

What the hell, it costs thousands of $$ per hour to fly a heli “@gabrielmalor: NPS helicopter is circling the Lincoln and WWII memorials.”

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 13, 2013

Barrycades to the White House - Return To Sender pic.twitter.com/5NupHnJ7nI

— Concerned American (@WRSABlog) October 13, 2013

◼ Perfection! Check out sign on Barrycade transported by vets to White House [picL RETURN TO SENDER] - TWITCHY

Seriously. Could there be a more perfect sign? As Twitchy reported, attendees of the Million Veterans March in Washington, D.C. on Sunday tore down Barrycades at memorials. They then transported them to the Spite House, where they peaceably assembled in protest.

That sign put the icing on the awesome civil disobedience cake.

Government is just a word for things we do together - like buzz veterans with helicopters when they remove our barricades from Vietnam Wall.

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) October 13, 2013

◼ Crowd pushes through barriers to WWII Memorial (VIDEO) - Washington Examiner