Maybe your implied argument would mean more if people here weren't constantly likening us to Washington's forces in a war.

But yes, sacrifices. Being imprisoned, losing your livelihood, these are sacrifices. If you don't want to get out there and stand by people as a group, then don't demand anything from them.

AntiFA was successful because they got out and defended their causes. They didn't go about it the right way, but during any tussle they yanked their people back away from police so they couldn't be captured and identified. And we can't even go outside of a court house, or show up to support these people, or stop them from being arrested.

Leftist politicians feel safe because they know they'll have people paid to show up and protect them. We don't have that luxury, and we need to man up and stand up in defense of the people we demand take a bullet for us.

We can only win by showing at every stop that our numbers are equal to or greater than theirs, and cut through the narrative that we are the minority and don't matter.