“I have to wonder what the solution will “really” be...”
I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said something along the lines of, “we need an strong enough outside foe to keep us all united.” We need another World War 2 to rid us of the useless takers by giving them jobs. To bring back industry and self-reliance. But a world war would more likely give us death within 20 minutes. We no longer have the luxury of two oceans and three days travel at the fastest speed between continents. Also, there is not a single politician I’d trust to guide us at this point.
To be another wet short on your back on a cold day...
I do not believe there would be enough citizenry to fight against a foe of the likes we fought against in those wars...
Wars nowadays are asymmetrical conflicts that are reluctantly joined by their opposition on purely a political and diplomatic reasoning...The enemy would almost have to take a few of those glad handers out in a most violent manner, and even then it is the collective cynicism of our side that would almost dance in the street if that were to occur, considering the political nature of the appointments of the current administration...
I posted a story earlier in the week about if a nuke were to take out D.C., what would we do???
Most of the responses were tongue in cheek, brash and off color, with most saying good riddance...
To which I could not as the original OP throw rocks at...
So I believe whomever is in the drivers seat (presidency) the opposition would still obfuscate, and or basically be indifferent to the loss of life of those in power (the majority) at the time...
Our society (politically) is that calluse...
To game it out...Do you believe if the BLM SWAT wannabes had opened fire and killed a lot of those ranchers and the people out there supporting them, would there really be a substantive “nationwide” outrage???
I do not believe so...There would be regional clashes, sure, but nothing across the entire country if that had occurred...
At the most, the immediate backlash would be directed right at the BLM director, and possibly the Secretary of the Interior...But for it to reach outside of that to any ethical malfeasance by an elected official like Harry Reid or even the president would not gain traction for simply political reasons, and the court of public opinion would be kept in check by a willing MSM to keep the majority of the population dumb to the truth...
That’s just my opinion...
As I have time to game it out more I may adjust that opinion slightly, but I am factoring in a lot of history into this...I do not see anything right now to change it up right now...