RE: The Right of Revolution
August 19, 2011 at 2:23 pm
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2011 at 2:29 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
We had absolute control over the skies, technology wasn't the issue. What exactly are you saying here? That rebelling against tyranny without tanks and aircraft would be too difficult, so we should just lay down if it ever occurs? I trained soldiers heading into our current clusterfucks in MOUT, trust me, you don't want to be the soldier trying to dislodge people from their homes, or dragging your ass through the swamps of S FL with good ole boys picking at you from all sides and then fading back into the cypress. Sure our technology is powerful, but there is a little bit of propaganda at work as to how effective it is.
Sae, as for the perpetual standoff. If theres ever a standoff between our government and people, it's the government that has to give. It's absurd to suggest otherwise. Where would they draw their authority from if they stood opposed to the will of the people? We let go of the divine right of rule (at least in theory) a couple centuries back.
I'm not arguing here that kids should be walking down the streets with glocks in their waistbands. I'd even tell Summer there to buy a baseball bat for security instead of a 9. What I'm arguing against is providing government with the means to impose tyranny upon us in the name of our collective safety.
Sae, as for the perpetual standoff. If theres ever a standoff between our government and people, it's the government that has to give. It's absurd to suggest otherwise. Where would they draw their authority from if they stood opposed to the will of the people? We let go of the divine right of rule (at least in theory) a couple centuries back.
I'm not arguing here that kids should be walking down the streets with glocks in their waistbands. I'd even tell Summer there to buy a baseball bat for security instead of a 9. What I'm arguing against is providing government with the means to impose tyranny upon us in the name of our collective safety.
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