If you had loved ones in Germany in the 1930’s, you honestly think you would have been silent about who Germans should vote for? You wouldn’t have written letters to the papers, shouted at community events? Staying home and watching people die quietly doesn’t work for everyone.
German elections were non-existent at the time. Germans did vote against Hitler and the guy they voted for still gave Hitler power. I'm very open about my opinion that American elections at this point are just about as worthless now. If saving "democracy" means throwing minorities under the bus then
democracy was already dead. The only thing stopping this now is force.
Silent? No. Putting effort towards strategies that actually work? Yes.