It's always safer to be less political. It's safer not to be political in your professional life, and not to be political in your personal life. It's safer to look after yourself.

If you actually care to act civically, if you care about your political beliefs, then you might want to consider the impact of what you do. What you do in your personal life is likely to be much less socially impactful than what you do at work. If you are not concerned about your impact then it doesn't matter.