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As an Army veteran, do not EVER forget that another advantage on the side of the freedom loving is that it is OUR sons and daughters who bear the arms that protect this country. It is not the sons and daughters of the elite who would never dirty their hands in such a life.

When things get bad OUR childre will ask their families and the God of their families for guidance.

And THEN they will NOT fire on their loved ones who protect freedom. They will instead support and defend the CONSTITUTION of the United States; not the statist, elitist powder puffs who buy their way to positions of leadership.

They will not fire on their fathers and brothers and uncles and cousins. Instead, they will join them. And then the army of the enemy will be the army of the freedom fighters. The tanks and the planes and the missiles will turn to target the oppressor, not the oppressed.

There was a time I thought it was possible however did you see what happened in Afghanistan?
It was reported in the sequel to WACO: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT that ALLEGEDLY U.S. Delta Forces were there and fired at Branch Davidians. Do you think that WACO was an aberration? That FBI agents are somehow another species and our military people are immune to such government attitudes?
There will be no resistance. Anyone foolish enough to try anything will feel the wrath of the full might of the greatest power in the history of the world. What those poor souls who think they can fight Uncle Sam, well, to echo Dirty Harry(CLINT EASTWOOD): ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY PUNK?

I appreciate and respect the sentiments that you expressed in your post #29.
Those words truly came from a proud and patriotic American.
I salute you.

They will not fire on their fathers and brothers and uncles and cousins. Instead, they will join them. And then the army of the enemy will be the army of the freedom fighters. The tanks and the planes and the missiles will turn to target the oppressor, not the oppressed.

I would suggest that the powers-that-be are well aware of that.

One response would be to cultivate a self-contained segment of the population. This segment would be carefully indoctrinated to feel a sense of entitlement and grievance against the productive middle class (which is the group that needs to be kept in line). The members of this segment would be comfortable with armed violence, have few of their relatives being members of the productive middle class, and would feel that their continued comfort and prosperity was dependent on the powers-that-be being kept in power, and the productive middle-class being kept in line

In the early days of his presidency, there was a gang summit attended by 186 street-gang leaders from across the US. Clinton addressed the summit over closed circuit TV, with the text of his speech not being made public. This always bothered me to a degree...

Here's an older thread

What good can a handgun do against an Army? Thread II
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a38fcb918771f.htm