All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.  The reason why this narrative is doing so well is because they&#x27;ve scared everyone else into ducking for cover instead of speaking up.  If we don&#x27;t fight back, we are surrendering to this tyranny.<p>History doesn&#x27;t have to play out in any one way.  Our culture of individualism and freedom is not guaranteed to survive.  It is on each generation to preserve it for the next. When they asked Benjamin Franklin what type of government the Constitution would create, he said &quot;a republic, if you can keep it.&quot;  We can&#x27;t win every battle, and we can&#x27;t win the war if we don&#x27;t choose our fights, but we must fight to win.