Use a public node, or host your own if you don't care about privacy but want better results.
If you're able to deploy a public node others can use do that, the more nodes there are the harder it is for the fuzz to find your needle in the haystack.
In fact, they spend far more time calling out "microaggressions" or attacking one another for having different views, than trying to actually push back against this shit...
That an intentional "consensus cracking" tool used by intelligence agents trying to get that group to waste time and energy instead of achieving goals.
The Gentleman's Guide to Forum Spies details a variety of tools used to stop online groups.
that subreddit would be a prime target for glowies to infiltrate and disrupt.
or, the people at the top simply have no interest in the welfare of the people.
It wouldn't be the first time a politician has used faith (that they don't have) to get elected.
the privacy thing is a basic one in that all the search providers know which IP the requests are coming from.
Running a searx instance requires no personal data, from you as the hoster or from users.
It's just a simple docker image for most people (that's what I use for my personal instance)
If you're eager to hide your controversial knitting hot takes, hosting a node for yourself isn't going to protect you from unscrupulous three letter agencies.
Hosting a public node can help other people who are worried about privacy as their request will be lost in all the other requests.
Running a public node is a great thing to do as it helps others.
If you're hosting I would recommend going for the domain owner anonymizer protection if your registrar supports it.