posted on Feb, 6 2010 @ 12:12 PM
reply to post by Watcher-In-The-Shadows
Self destructive? A lot of people, for some reason, would see a full on Revolution as more destructive than it would actually be. Millions of people
against a cabal of 1000 or so are pretty big odds. But if it takes too long to get underway or to get people behind, the government will use its
propaganda machine to quickly demonize such a revolt and the military will be hoodwinked into acting against them.
Under normal circumstance, the military would be on our side and there would be lives lost, but no so much as to leave us weakened. You can boast all
you want about how China has all these people that could swoop in and take over the US or some BS like that but really think about that. Sure they
have a lot of people, but how many of those people are trained? How many of those people have ever fired a gun in their lives? 90% of Chinese have
probably never seen a gun in person due to their strict laws.
So say breakdown occurs and China decides to send all 3 million of their trained military to the US, if only for arguments sake. On active duty at any
given time, we have 1.5 million troops. Albeit, a lot of those are around the world so I understand with that number a disadvantage is imminent.
However, also at any one given time we have 1.5 million reserves, all who have had military training and are ready to fight at a moments notice.
If that is not enough, do not forget that in the public sector, privately owned guns per person outnumber the American population. Do not also forget
that a large portion of American's already know how to handle a gun at least to a proficient standard.
To put it simply, even at the downfall of our government or society, there is no single force in the world that is ready to take down the United
States of America. Even with our military thinned throughout the world, the Constitution was designed with home defense in mind, and with the knowing
that during the Revolution without militias and guerrilla warfare provided by the common citizen, we would not have been successful.
So let us for a moment forget about being taken down by our foreign enemies and instead let us worry about taking out our domestic enemies - our
government. Those in power know that the only thing that is going to change their sway is a full on revolution and they are in defense mode right now
trying to stop it before it even takes roots. Without it, you will continue living that time tired scheme you have been, only more manipulated than
the day before.