I'm not sure if it's "guts" ... what good is standing up for some other group I don't care about if I put my self or family at risk? What, because it's "right"? Because it's "just"? ... Sir, what's right and just are determined AFTER the war by the WINNER.

Abraham Lincoln was a fucking tyrant. Assad was no saint, but in comparison to Lincoln, he's almost an angel.

Had things gone differently in some bullshit Marvel/DC alt timeline #147wahtever, the concept of which side was right would be entirely flipped.

The truth doesn't matter as much as keeping your head on and learning who and who not to trust.