True, but in Hawai'i the Democratic Party will blackball people, will not give them contracts, will prevent them from being able to run, etc.  One activist was threatened by a higher. up that their house would be burned down for speaking out on gay rights.  Then there are police who will seek retribution for let's say videoing their illegal actions, or uncovering their illegalities.  There are inmates who have received retribution for speaking out about conditions or illegalities.  There have been individuals singled out for government harassment on the local, state, and federal level due to speaking out about their political beliefs.  Then there was the Carroll Cox attack. The list goes on and on.  That happens in Hawai'i - not back 50 years ago, but in the recent past and likely continues to this day.  So yes, anoniminity is just as relevant today - which, incidentally is why I oppose campaign disclosure laws and efforts to say that money is not speech.