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Originally Posted by Evil1
What happens is a large amount of the military will refuse to fire on its own people which is a point the "you cant win a war against the govt" crowd loves to ignore. Half the fucking military ends up fighting with the civilians with the military equip they bailed with.
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Kent State ring a bell? Waco? Your faith in the decency of people employed to 'just obey orders' is touching, but why would soldiers refuse to fire upon armed and dangerous 'domestic terrorists' intent on overthrowing the Government of the country they serve?
You'd get elements here and there defecting, as has happened in Syria, but I don't see why half the Army would suddenly decide to put daisies in their gun barrels. Then there are PMCs, which I have no doubt would not hesitate for one second at having to massacre even unarmed Americans on behalf of their employer, which may explain why their numbers have mushroomed in the last decade or so.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
With the US.... It will never happen here. All of these debates and discussions about politics is just that - debates and discussions - and no matter if you are Republican or a Democrat, at the end of the day we've got it very good here.
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I think that's the biggest block to a revolt. There's the illusion of democracy, plus 'nobody' would give up their flat screen TVs and iphones, even for the right to bear arms.