IIRC, a Mexican generalissamo razed the Alamo to the ground. Want to try a different analogy?
The Alamo still stands and the Republic of Texas came into being as a result of the valiant battle there. My analogy is perfect. Sacrifices are often necessary in war. We can post all the feel-good, chest-pounding he-man stuff we can think of here and it will do no good at all. Unified national action is required, not snarky comments about California.