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Originally Posted by magic452
Americans have been standing up for Liberty for over 200 hundred years and many thousands have died because of it. We have paid our blood and treasure many times already and will do so again if necessary.
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That's all well and good, but mostly theory as long as you (generic, not you personally) don't have to make the choice between liberty and death yourself. And that's what I think CCIP was pointing out. Your ancestors doing something does not give any validity to you in such case. Much like my ancestors fighting in Winter war don't give me any credit to use patriotic rhetoric about what I would or wouldn't do if another war with Russia broke out.
I have no doubt that should the situation arise, many people would still do as they said they would when it was only theoretical. But CCIP's point is still very valid: it's easier to say than do when you have something as dear as your family or your own life at stake.