Women got the vote in no small part because Alice Paul starved herself in prison to ask rights of a Democratic president. Because Susan B. Anthony was beaten in the street. Because Ida B. Wells lived under daily threat of lynching. Those people didn’t “survive” something. That wasn’t their goal.
And a lot of them didn’t survive. A lot of them threw their bodies on the wheels and gave everything they had to stop what was happening.
America didn’t survive their losses. America is America because of their losses. Because of their sacrifices. Because of their heroism.
"What the f--k happened to the Progressives I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? This could be the greatest day of our lives, but you're gonna let it be the worst. 'Ooh, we're afraid to go with you, Spocko, we might get in trouble.' (shouting) Well, just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Trump, he's a done man! Pence, done! Giuliani...Animal House, "I'm not I'm not gonna take this! (link to quote)