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More assumptions about me and mine. The history is not so simple. My grandparents stormed beaches because that was what the president told them to do, and because the country itself was literally under attack by an outside enemy. It wasn't a noble personal sacrifice in the same way - soldiers risked their lives and went through hell, but they also did so with a guarantee that they would get something in return if we won the war. I'm not going to get paid to protest, and I will be demonized by my employer and the federal government. And I don't know my great grandparents' exact views on racial politics, but I would estimate most of those same soldiers took no issue with the whites-only bathrooms they used on a daily basis before and after the war. Why didn't they do anything about that? Was that "brave" of them to turn the other cheek to all the problems the country was facing at that time?
I'm pretending to be brave or courageous. I try to be disruptive in my job and compassionate to my neighbors, and that in itself is already difficult and risky. It's very easy to tell people to do more when you have no similar obligation to act.
Your country is literally under attack by an inside enemy
You'll get your democracy.
What are you doing to fight fascism in your country?
I'll let you know after Trump tries to annex us. Actually, no I won't because I'll be out doing it and not making excuses on the internet.
You know that fascism is rising in Canada too, right? So if you want to go fight it, you could step out your front door and start today.
Unless you reside in Russia. Not fully convinced you aren't a Russian troll.
A Russian troll wouldn't have to say anything. He'd sit there laughing at you making excuses while your country destroyed itself.
meanwhile you still haven't given a single example of something you are doing to prevent fascism in your own country. i don't need your useless, negative energy. peace, loser.