OTOH, what was the alternative? That, unfortunately, is the fundamental conundrum here. That is why this is all so dangerous. There IS no way to address this — or attempt to address this — that is truly workable.
>OTOH, what was the alternative?
There’s always violence; just ask the marine corps[e] what the most-used and most effective form of conflict resolution in human history is.
>That, unfortunately, is the fundamental conundrum here. That is why this is all so dangerous.
Agreed; the thieves that are robbing us will not be easily persuaded to give up the power/office which they use to do so.
>There IS no way to address this — or attempt to address this — that is truly workable.
The little conflict of 1776 set things up for a good hundred years; perhaps that’s the most we can really expect from a good bloodletting. Jackson, IIRC, said of the Whiskey Rebellion that it would be good if every twenty or so years there was such a rebellion.