In 1934 we did not have telephones or facebook or email. What happens anywhere in the world today is at your desktop in less than five minutes. In fifteen minutes, you can have I-10, I-20, I-40, and I-80 blocked in both directions. Want to close a major airport, major harbor, major manufacturing plant, no sweat. That all can be done in 30 minutes too.
No, my FRiend there’s a large difference between then and today. Most veterans can tell you how to do any or all of the things I mentioned with a very small team of men and women.
A very small team is a band of terrorists, with limited effectivity in time and space. A major uprising needs a hundred thousand with the will to fight. Small bands and street mobs the government can handle.
Persistent, forceful opposition is another story- ask Mubarak!