Massacres always create immortal martyrs. There are many many more patriots who not forget it and avenge. I have faced death and adversity many times in my life, always without fear.
They are like small brained wild aggressive carnivores, they are more likely to back down and away if we stand and make ourselves as big as possible and growl back. But if we back up and run, they will indeed not give up the chase until they run us down and eat us. ALL of us...
To claim that you’ve ‘faced death without fear’, makes you a liar or a fool.