I don’t see it as a ploy...
And what do you imagine happens if they use force on a peaceful crowd?
I am talking about a “Fair Warning.” If they decide to initiate force, then they have given their answer...
The original true patriots pledged their lives for this country. That is a very serious and personal decision. I do not take it lightly.
My country is worth it. The country I love is worth my life.
If it’s ‘cheap’ and they respond with bullets as you contend, then how ‘cheap’ is it really? It’s hard to call it cheap, if you really do feel lives are at stake.
I wish you luck then with your pitchfork in front of police bullets or a tank.
I do not believe most Americans think that the time is ripe for armed revolution. And if they did, I don’t think they would use pitchfork and torches. The Second Amendment stands in defiance of such limited force from the citizens.